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eats.ed fsma Plet Pa*e.
you knew he la going to do sa these mementOw
th.ing t"
Whereupon oar New York mnuager on a sed
scale nursed his mnase wate"h ehain ad eed
at me with immense wisdom. The o ar
had beun onelasve, but that whik" made
amurune doubly sure. When the lew York
polltiian with the white plug hat deasre to elb
inos you, he
Orrlsg tO s.
But when he deems It ueeesear to S iy 1 ft you
of yr teet with euarmrst steaogal eer ea
holy writ, he winkes t you with Imeans wdam e
and jingles his mansive watoh shel. I told
that the pecular losu of Mr. TdMta's let eytlid
is due to overetran of the dekate neaslee of
that organ the poltial wiuking of years gone
by.
But we will let that pea. The main matter
Tor immediate oonddertlen is the noeee.lty of
sitting down on this New York maeagemenst,
whloh has begun to
for ns three yests In advisoe. It should be
" sot down on " so hard that ther will be noth
ing of it left to trouble us when we get readj to
-ght the battle of 1880. I have no doubt that
the job will be done. But it is better that 'tere
Hone qutokly. The goutber Demoomoy bshould
lose no time In informing this ew York meran
-lement that its vast prepondswoe ia the party
caonus has ceased to vlay the part of pawns to
the beggarly New York aecountl of lae knights
and hear )ings in the national game of
4hees. A. o. BU LL.
MIUlhrlfPAL NATTrUBM,
A Mult for Damalgea-The Oraln fRalli
road--The License Tix.
Tie auit brought by Mrs. 0. Berkle against
Ithe ality, for 95,000, for damages sutained by the
drowling of her son by falling through a break
In the wharf between Blenville and Goati street,
fIlls directly upon the city, the sad aeqdsat hba.
ing ocurred on the 8ld of JeN , W when the
wharves were in the charge of the aolly the lease
to Henry Ellerman hatilag been portfeted a few
days later.
On Monday morning the Connell was assem
bled in oaucus again in the Mayor's parl0r, con
sidering the grant of the right of way to the
grain trade railroad, the prospeet belag farther
delay in passing the orditsaee, attLrbutable to
4he ditferenee between the eity and the Jackson
railroad arising from excesoive aesssgents, as
claimed by the oompany.
Sinoe writing the above we have leaned that
in order to secure fairness to everybody eon
oerned, and to leave no room for doubb as to the
compenetleon to be paid to the grain trade rail.
toad by other railroad companiesu r the use of
their tralke, it has been agreed by the canons to
Invite the representatives tn ie olty of
the Morgan Louisiana and Texs Railroad
the New Orleans and Mobile lhlroead sad the'
Missllsippi Valley Transportation OCmpany are
to meet the Oity Admnslatrators at the Oily
dall, some day this week, and disease the mat
ter, in order to adopt a tariff equitble to all In
the use of the levee front sad in reaching the
elevator. It as believed, that a fair system being
established, the Missnssippi Valley Transportation
Company will constroet ra t idsateropposite
the landing of thir barges at the head of Bt.
Joseph street.
Tet LtOBzisU TAX
The programme adopted to settle the matter
--he llcense -taby thecity -andthe' gleitetve
committee will be about as followet The Mayor
will furnalsh the oommttee with statitlee, show
ing the exact amount of revese derived from
this source by the corporation, and the necessity
for maintaining the tax at preset.
The Mayor believing, however, that owing to
the adoption of the contract system, the one hen.
dred thousand ddlitre to be oosetomiled conSe
quent thereon wall Jstlfy the tabiletsa of the a
on the small trades, Eventually it is proposed to
modIfl the law b coetluuional amendment, to
make t appl only to nob business or trades as
are not o edeed of a mural character.
It In also probable that the eemIIb will re.
commend a system pi dleoo s P who
will pay their latens promply, hJe the tax
exists; for example, 80 per cent tohoe who
BEALL PAY ,T PaO Lt
when, the tax becomes deo, 35 per oeat within
fteen days afterwards, 1 per ant within twenty
da.l, and so on.
Yesterday morning Ohlef of Polioe Boylan
waited on the Mayor to lay before him the com
plaints of the pollee and of ol' lenm in the neigh.
,borhood of the lair Ground', relative to the
oenes which oocurred at the plaoic there on Sun
day, and to report also that the shootinn of pie
tols had ooourred at the Bayou Lt. x h after a
pieat recently given at the Magnoloa QAeden.
The matter being cons dewed in eenus to-day
at the meeting of the OCity Cunoil, an ordinance
will be passed limiting the duration of all picnics
to be given hereafter
UNTIL DAuL
We understand, however, that the law will
apply only to entertainments where a pecuniary
consideration' shall be paid for admiselon to
them, and not to social gathering kown as
"'omplimentary" plintce, which are iitation
affairs, the expenses being borne entirely by the
members of the oluab giving them.
JOH.NSON'S EXPLANATION
Of His Absence From the State.
Ext-uditor Johnson, who arrived in the olty on
Saturday, and who gave a bead of three
thousand dollars, with George Norotoes as
surety, in the Superior Criminal Oourt, states
that he had no knowledge of the oriminal pro
ceedings against him until Thursday last, who
at Mobile or Point Clear, arra.ging for a house
for hbls family at the latter place, and that he
came here at once
AND eURarNDRICD HSEUIar.
He does not intend to leave the State, he says,
but is ready to respond to any bpesaflom the
committee or courts. His business at Mobile
was only to secure a place firhls family for the
summer months, and he will be ready to testify
before the committee on Wednesday.
Cathelle nights of Total Abstinence.
We learn that a socety of this name is to be
orgPanied by the Cathollo young men a New Or
leans. As the tsme indlas, 1MI be oom
posed exclusively of Catholide at ose who are
DMtal abetainers. The asijg wil be both a be.
nevolent and military one. The gentlemen at
,bhe head of this movement are amoog the best
young men of of r city. 8imilar soelete have
been organised in other States, sai have done
much good In inducing young men tob ee
temperate. We augur for this new sode a
good beginning, together with a long and a.erl
period of existence.
Silver Boapina.
The Singer is the only sewing machine un
scrupulous men have ever attempted to imitate.
What better proof is wanted of its superior ity
Offoe, 91 Canal street.
unmi rr's PFavoni*o Exrraat.-Tlbe supert
r. 1'these eztracts consUt in their perfee
and great strength. They are warranted
the poisonous oil and acids which en
ter Into the composition of many of the factitious
'suit flavors now in the market. They are not
maly to their names, but are fepard from
raits ofls best quality, and are so hily con
oentrated that a comparatively small quantity
only need be used.
The Singer inaugurated the reduction in prices
and should reoerve the patsonIge. Ofioe, 91
Canail utreet.
THE CUSTOM-HOUSE .UI'YM.
hI APMAL * N 9PU tIeJMM1,IIS
IntersoesU.p aite mI*at il to LevesUes.
The Oumtotr.noue Commisimon hleavhg aMlat
r teoved from the som (rp, sat agied yeterday
I to dlssed the estim. thss ey bad taken du.
"ing their el tinlmeio of the luatom system at
the mouth of the tve. TPhe a ldeuism I tha1i
possesale ammu to show thel whle ther aw
edesl o orIete s a irge of the eoast tatione,
; rhe tim othere Unt fr the dine Itnp6o ea
them, and theu will eetalnlybe d&oapitated.
The commiselon during the day reeived from
SMr. I. bousano, the COutom-Hona s broker, who
is thoroughly converoant with Custome House
affarsre a oommualatlon, In whioh all our people
will take an Interest. It readse m flulows
r An appeal to the New Orleans OuCtom-ouose In*
veegatlting Coommleelon to recommend free
eanur on ee u g pmaraphernali, lpat mmac.
wofr uart, ,whic have no ommaoral
value, Imord ones In eaoh Fr y the
" ,t+do ew of C~omic," 'nlbhts of
Momos," "oowbellons", " ehool of Design,"
and other looorported ooeiesiel, est'bllshed
for the enmouragemen of ine arts, giving
gratultoun public ebitlons.
N Nw ata*se, June 18, 1877.
a Your memorialist rseetfody submits that the
i eoeletlee aboye named, an oltet liberal, ublio
spirited and benevolent Ia le ee of lske ouse.
ter, e rtala the public cOne a year at the time of
MrdI Gra Day, or Shrove Tuesday, with beSa 11
ful, chaste, lnterestlig and lnstructive public
exhibitions, embraeng almost every branoh of
useful knowledge appertaining to this versatile
and ouitlyated agl ,
Ieot or the paraphernalia and outfits apoer
trlnop to the go ou displays are procured in
ureope and Imports. t large expense to these
societies, and, n not add, are, with reat
amount of slabo pandso l e eIserul0 e, exhibited
to the publie allage tratultoiely.
As soon as the xhl~blons ares oler, the ma
terials of whilh thee displays comnist are com
parative.l worblees, the bulk of them, in fact,
being only fit ft the paper mill; and yet the goV
erament has bee In the habit of taling no note
of the feet, sad bltherto has always e1acted the
aftfta oATe t heT.
iotll nav or nrTt.
You are reapltfuily and earnestly requested
treommen a reeonelderatlon of the former
rulings of the Treasry Depltment on thls sub
jeet, so that tbis elass of lmportations can be
placed on the "free lint" s "Importations for so.
ultdes, or InetitaUUaO losorporated or estab
lished for ph8l lophts eaducational or literary
purposee, or the I utragemtnlt of the Ane arts,
and nol for eais,
Under those rlings the preent honorable
sortary of the Tre nr though no doubt
favorably Impres d w aith th tt. of the olaim
herein reepeotflli rtepeented, would probably
not feel berty make these jut and reason.
able ooncesslonse uless further evideoe was
adduced before him of the merltorlous character
of thees sooleties and their ehibition and there
Is little doubt that be would willitngl embrace
and advocate any recommendation your commi. -
sloa might make to that end,
Hence this arneest appeal to give the matter
the force and weight of your oflotasl ladorsement,
an opportunalty which may not soon occur again.
Very respectfully, your obedient ervant,
H. BONZS .d,
Custom-Honeu Broker.
Mr, Bonsano at the same time submitted the
following for theloonsoderation of the oommlseIon:
New Oa..ars, June 18, 1877.
To the New Orleans Custom-Hones Investigating
Commission:
It LIs enderstood among Importers and others
nterested, that It is the intenlion of toe com
missi ton to recommend a reduction In the clerical
torce of the Custom-House. Should seno a step
e take, I deem It my duty to request you t,
take into consideration the effret snob a ohange
will hve on the general order symem.
At the premt time, a seamship bringing an
A ted cargo reaelves her '"gneral order" to
discharge cargo upon the very day of arrival,
thn.maktng t-barrely -pIeie far meroe
have their entrile parned by the entry clerk and
the Naval OfiLe before the goods are rushed out
of the1 vesl and hurried off into publio stores,
thereby eubjecting importers to muoh vexation
and nelees expense.
I would, therefore, suggest that It a reduction
Il to be mad In that branh of the foroe whihob
ls charged with the "pauing of entries," the
genera order system be so amended as to rive
merohants a reasonable time to have their entries
oheoked and permit leasued to them in time to en.
able them tolntercept the goods on the landing;
or,thaLt etmeahips wih "assorted ergoes " in
demanding sad acceping the "aneral order,"
guarantee their onegnees against warehouse
epense and extra drayage for such a length of
time at leseh as It my;take the reduced force in
the uuatom-Bouesto check the entries and Issue
permit. for all entries presented at the entry
desk within twenty-four hours of such vessel's
entry at the Custom-House."
Very repectfully,
H. BONZANO,
Custom-House Broker.
ulEAT esnnxKAox.
We have been furnished the following dats,
showing the great shrinkage in importations at I
thise port within the past two or three years, and
which may not have been put in as complete a
shape before the committee;
Value of Imported Duty Collected at
Year Merobandise. New Orleans.
1867............ 088,042 14,551,729 70
18a . ....... 9.588,84 4,258 072 07 i
18(19.... 14,851,980 4,899,902 84
1870......... 18,056,781 5,781.249 40
1871......... 18,611.8833 5,670,920 40
1872......... 2,874,701 4,585,480 11
1873. ....... 18,92.789 8,070 617 20
1874 ........ 18 501,950 9,088 749 02
1875......... 11,778,410 2,136,168 05
1876......... 9,705,190 1,810,135 02
Total .... $147,727,220 $8,801,9068 81
VALUN Or IMPORTS AlD AMOUNT Or DUTY COL- I
.xo~TrD in 1877.
Jranuary .......... 6175,211 8123,425 07
Febratry....... 792,661 96,004 45
Mall............ 990,6526 108,778 84
April............ 781,978 159,'89 42
May............ 1,008,704 81,908 74
Totals..........84,699,080 1569,150 62 i
DOYLE RELEASED.
The Coroner's Jury Return a Verdict of
Justifiable omeiclde.
Coroner Roche last evening concluded the in
queest in the killing of John Mooney by Court
OffMor Boyle, of the First Municipal Police Court.
The following is a synopsis of the testimony:
Jo. B. Sherlook-Resides at No. 42 Oeleste
street; I saw two parties soufllng; I heard one
of the partie say to the other, "Are you going
to take me in ?" The person addressed replied,
"Yes."
I heard one of the baties say to tr. Dunigatl,
"'ome and help me.' Just after this I heard a
watchman's whistle, and shortly after that I
heard the report of a pistol. I heard some per
son cell out, "uurder murder; I atu dying; run
for a priest. Aftr th'i exclamation I heard two
shots more fired; this is ail I know about it.
David Glover oorroborates the statement of
the previous witness, with the exception that
after ly heard the report of the last shot he ran
to the teene and saw the pistol in the hands of
Omoer Boyle, and asked Boyle why he did not
call for help; replied that he did-that he had
called for Mr. Dunigan.
J. O. Wilkinson-After bearing of the difflot y,
went to Mooney's house and found him lying on
a bed. Heard him (Mooney) say that he would
die before be would be arrested.
Edward Donlon-Friday evening, June 15, at
8'Y o'clock. I went to the eorner of Felhoity and
lBo..eeau streete; saw crrowd brngin. a man to
the drug store; I saw Boyle in the crowd; I asked
him *hat was the matter, and he told me that
he (Boyle) had shot him; that he had arrested
him on a warrant, and deceased had resisted and
knccked him down. I arrested Mr. Boyle and
took Ahim to the station. At the station I saw
the warrant, which Boyle read, for the arrest of
John Mooney. I know nothing further.
Several other witneses were examined, but
their testimony had no bearing on the case. The
jury, after hearing all of the testimony, returned
the following verdict:
.That John Mooney came to his death from a
gunshot wound of the abdomen, inflicted with a
pistol in the hands of Jno. Boyle (new in custody)
on Friday eveing, June 15, 1877 between the
hours of eand 9 o'clock; and we further find that
said sh1oting.was done white eefobeg a warrant
t_ e sh atd r by t etefd their saulet
lieflo Judge umito and rs.
CAPITOL OSIFP.
A antd on the Treasury.
The absmes of the Goveror, who return
eioday, sad the tempoeet s1 tatie of the
Adttitorial Investigatig Oommltee,' len the
ertgea newt gatherer with nothing but routine
matter to- eolis at -the Capitot on- ondayi
when the only department that seemed to at.
trat the general publil wae the State Treasury.
There, during the mrning, everal important
persnages ealled, ineluding es-Chief jistles
LUImeMinO AND DAlY rvOUo,
who euled "on a little matter of business," o1
Dave deolared to a DIMovoaT reporter that hib
bhous had sot been burned, and said furthermor
that he wae willing to and would pay over every
dollar he owed of the sehool fuads, of whbioh he
has drawn some $51,00 or so, but he did not
say when he would be ready to hand it In or
whether it would be in cash, as he had drawn it,
or in Packard warrants.
Later In the day ex-Congressman 0. B. Darrell
paid his respects to the treasury and made a set.
tiement for his brother, the late itX collector for
the parish of St. Mary's, dropping in, it is said,
quite a number of warrante.
The committee on public educational matters
have completed their summary of the aooounts
of the parish school fund treasurers, who have
hell position for the past seven years, and a
complete statement of
ALL FUNDS DRAWN
from the State treasury by those officials will
now be sent to the various parishes to aid the
newly appointed school boards aend officials in
their Investigaltios. When this matter is fully
sifted, it is thought that it will result mi quite a
number of seuir,,with titles something like this:
"8ttv Ye. esureties o. -, late treasurer par
ibh sobool board, parish of -."
The same programme is to be taken in regard
to the sureties of some forty ex-tax oollectors, as
soon as the Auditor can prepare a synopsis of
their acooints from the books in his posseesson.
Some letters found in the vault throw rosider
abie light upon this subject, and it may be poset
ble that a few suite have already been instituted
In prishes where duplicate rolls were left, as
provided for by late lrws, with the perish re
corders.
Destinre to Wear the Blue.
The following men were yesterday appointed
supertinmerarles on the Crescent City Pollce
force :
Flier Pa.nMtor-George Bante, John MoNa
mare, Rugh Donnelly Patrick Murphy, Patrick
Brue JIatme Doody, 1. Peter, James ltansfy, A.
Robert Hamiltoe, Joseph Bafferty, C.
Soonin Paeoitrr-Peter Cooley, James Dugan,
Dan Sha, Hugh Tully, Robt. Iheevers, James
Clark, OJames Mltchell, J. J. Griffin, James
Marry.
Tioa Prsnomor-P. J. O'Drie appointed
corporal from patrolman; Fellx Conrad, Peter
Hasm, Thee. Ryder.
Fovmar Pnotsor -- John H. Witte, Alfred
Poirer, John Graner, Ed. Gqma, Alfred Berge.
ron, A. lonsfort.
FIrrm Pnsomncr-George Jackson, Chas. Buse
nean, A. de Tornoa, John P. Torregano, L. E.
Gardette.
8iXTn Pntxoxwr-Patrick Walsh, H. B. Jack
on, RBichard Ooadon, 0. ttoheurer, J. Sullivan.
Etoatw Psunoorv-W. Dalton, W. Wardrop,
L,. Martin. R. Pete.
HAnson Pamxoor--P. Harragan, N. Wood
worth.
SUPstNarvmnAAr OPriavons AND OCLn.s-
Obhas. Messel, Henry erilese.
OI i Mfre ione,.
A little incident in the SuBaperior Oriminal Court
yesterday excited the rleiblee of those present,
Tom Connore, who had been convicted of
burglary and grand larceny, was brought up for
sentence, the verdiot of the jury recommending
him to the mercy of the court. Judge W. B.
Whitaker, in passing eantence, said that nto con
slderation of the aotion of the jury and the youth
of the prisoner, he would deal with him as lenient
ly as possible,
The prisoner had not been found with any
weapon on his person, and therefore he was not
as culpable as his partner in the business. Con.
sidering these facts the Judge said he would take
ten years off the sentenoe end send him to Baton
Rouge only for fourteen years.
The prisnnr did not seem to appreciate the
mercy of the court and marched to the dock
grumbling in an audible tone.
Knights of Pythlas.
Orleans Lodge of the order of the Knights of
Pythias paraded the streets of this city, making
a handsome appearance with their regalias. The
lodge had turned out in the expectation of re
ceiving a handsome banner, but were disap
poipted from the fact of its non-arrival on time.
Nothing daunted, they enjoyed the para'e, and
in the evening gave a picnic at Oakland Course.
We return our thanks for the serenade to tho
DEMOCBAT.
The Levee Company.
Yesterday, at a meeting of the stockholders of
the Levee Company, held for the purpose of tak
ing action on the question of the aooeptance or
rejection of the provisions of the aot of the
Legislature at the extra session of 1877, the vote
was 71,900 in favor of the act, and no dissenting
vote.
Died From His Injuries.
The man Louis Fix, who was burnt at 9 o'clock
Sunday night by the explosion of a can of alcohol,
died at 6:30 o'clock Monday evening, at his resi
dence on Elysian Fields street.
Ought to Be Stopped.
The entertainment given Saturday night by the
laub known a the Merry Fifty at the Fair
Grounds was select during the early part of the
evening, but as night grew on apace the hall
began to be crowded with disreputable men and
women, and the respectable element were forced
to withdraw.
Monday morning citizena living in the violditfof
the Fair Grounds called on Ouief of Police Boylan
alg4 qttd_ teat the sffJr was a perfect disgraeon
that the shrieks of women and men as they paseed
along in the cars annoyed the citizens that lived
alOne tkte route, They also stated that there was
a promisctloteA firing of pietols, which frightened
the dleas and children who were steeping in their
respective houset.
Chief Boylan will to8d1y call on Mayor Pilsbury
and ask him to prevent this sort of entertain
ments, by refusing to give the rqunis:te permit.
Mortuary RepOtt,
The report of the interments odourring last
week, furnished us by Dr. Taylor Secretary of
the Board of Health, shows a total of 140, the
principal casees of death being consumptlon 21,
small pox 32, chronio diarrhea 8, fevers 7. Sitty.
seven were of children under ten years of age.
Males 69, females 7, whtee 65, colored 75.
Ngtivities-France 6, Germany 6, Ireland 3,
Loniisana 92, other Ftates 15, Mexico 1, Sootlana
3, Spain 1, not stated 12.
Loulsiana Gun Club.
This new gun club had another shooting
match at glaess balls on Sunday morning at 10
o'clock, on the Gentilly Road. Twelve members
were present. The foil wing score is reported:
P unl Meridier, 11 out of 15--ilver medal.
H. Oalonine, 10 oat of 15.
Hy. Martin, 9out of 15.
H. Bayhi, 9 ,ut of 15.
H. Baudler, 8Bout of 15.
Gold Soaping
$40 cash will buy a genuine new family Singer
sewing machine, with all attachmente. We do
not advertise our old machines at 625 a catch.
ODice, 91 C'aualtree..
t1 o ',M-ROUSE i? o-S.
"ALL MAWX" OW Dgu1," "13 P0I*11
TyeNS, or (IotUL IJ
The Newly C1wsned Neades leleged by;I
their euleests.
The Cstat.leBoas was alive on Monday moren
lag with the Commiseion, the newly appointed
heeds of departments, and last but not least (in
numbers) the
AmIoti~ s rol Posi'ltos.
Among the latter a few down besieged the
Oolle4tor's osle, a few more paid their respecte a
to the Collector, and the oorridor leading to the
Marshal's oIeo wee almost filled, but none of
them seemed to be happy.
The Marshal has already on file about four bun I
dred applications for positions, from which he is
to, or may, selet three, asthat will be the nunber
which he will have in his business otice, and it
may be possible, too, that he will make no
changes further than a reduction in the force.
Lewis, the coming Naval Officer, was about the
building also, and has made up his mind not to
assume his nayal funtions until the end
or TUH FISCAL YvTA,
whioh is the last of the month, Kenner has re
turned from his Northern trip, and is, it is said'
to be taken ease of in the Naval Office, but
Stamps has not yet been provided for.
Casanave will be taken care of, of course, as it
is part of the Returning Board-Hayes policy that
none of the members shall be left out in the cold, Il
and most likely he, too, will get a slloe out of the
Naval Office with Lewis. Then there are oodles I
of their friends to be looked after, but like the I
leading Badicals, Kellogg et sle., they will let the
lesser lights look out for themselves. Ladd, one_
of those "lights," has followed the example set "
by Peter Joseph, one of the Hayes electors, but,
Instead of taking up a trowel, he has taken unto II
himself
A JACK-PLANE AND RIPrAW,
and while he blasts Hayes for his infidelity, he
swears that he can do better at the carpenter's
bench than he can as one of Kellogg's jury com
missioners or quadi court clerks, especially when
there is a salary "divvy" to be considered.
Lewis will forward his bond in time to have it
approved and returned before the first proximo,
and says there Is any number of "seouritles"
ready to sign for him. Not only have Republicans
proposed to indorse him, but one or two promi
nent Democrats have signified their willingness
to
Buco.m sl BzoURInrTItH,
even without soliottatol, which some of the
habitues of the Granite Building seem to think is 0
for the purpose of securing patronage.
Lewis has on file already two or three hundred a
applications for positions, and has a patronage f·
whioh includes seven olerkships only. This may n
be reduced to four by the recommendation of
the OCustom.House Commission. and in that ease
two hundred and ninety-seven aspirants must be
disappointed.
Lewis proposes to be conservative in bhis pa
tronage, and will so he says, select one Conser
vative for a position, believing, in doing so, that g
he will carry out Hayes' policy to the letter of w
the law. It is not known who the Conservative 0
is, or whether one has been selected, but be has
applications enough, and can select without
much trouble.
No efforts have yet been made to prdfide for t
the er-Metropolltans, and some of them begin to
think that they are to be left out in the cold.
It is not surprising that they don't relish this, but
complain that the colored elementare getting the gi
lon's share of the pep. di
Dumont has returned, but, as he stuck to ti
Pirkin, there's no telling whether he will be taken h'
-are ofr not. b'
Antoine was about the building nquiring of the R
(late) Washington delegation as to his prospects
for the Shreveport Poetofsee, and found that it
was very slim, notwithetandtog the fact that he
paid board and transportation bills for half of the
tit. Obharle Theatre delegates under promises
froam Kellogg that "it would all come back to
him."
Is is not knowl positively, but it is said that
Brown is trying to beat Chester out of
THAT LIBERIA MISSION,
which the ex-State-House pin snatcher is hanker
ing after and Brown is looking up all the "in
fluence" ie can to secure the position.
Some of the colored "oute" who think they
have been treated "wusser nor a hog" in the
distribution of the Federal sugar-plums, feel very
much like indipnating. They want to ' sorees
demselves," as it were, and are making efforts
now to get up a private indignation oaucus, at
bwhich resolutions are to be adopted which will
smack of intimidation and threats to go over to
the Democratic party; said caucus to be held
at Kenner's within three days. and particular
care to be taken that the DEaoiiAT reporter is
not secreted, in a chimney flue.
The Pension Office has not been farmed out ret,
and as that office transacts business in some six
or more Southern States besides this, the Repub
lican (colored) Senators of those States-Bruce,
of Mississippi, for example-will have something
to say
UPON THAT POINT.
Consequently something else brsides Loutisian
influence must be had to secure that office, which
some siy is worth $25,000 a year (and no ques
tions asked.)
It is pretty certain now that the present f roe
in the Custom-House will not he reduced before
the 1set proximo, by which time the Cue om
House Commission will be ready to make it4 re
port. and about that time it is expected that the
printed
TICKETS OF LEAVE
(unlimited leaves of abseooe) will be dealt cut to
about seventy or eighty in the building.
Rumor had it yesterday that Stamps was ly
ing low for the appr. ier's office fr a friend of
his, but if the assertion be true that the Presi
dent recently stated that Binggold would be re
tained. Stamps and his friend will be disap
pointed.
In short, all the changes have been made in the
heads of bureaus that are to be made for the
present, and although ex-Gov. Hahn. now In the
city is strongly indorsed for Collector of Inter
na iievenue, Oockrem's course in taking an Ohio
wife and one, by the way, related to Stanley
Matlhews. precludes the possibility of a change
in that office.
LOWER GIRIL' HIGH SCHOOL.
The Graduating Exercises Which tea.k
Place resterday.
Yesterdal the graduating exercises of the
Loiter Girls' High School took place within the
school building. There was a large gathering of
the friends and relatives of the young ladies to
do them honor.
The platform, oif which were seated the young
ladies of the graduating class, robed in their white
dresses and bright sashes, was radiant with
ounth and beauty.
The exercises were opened by a chorus enti
tled "The Land of the Swallows," by the clases,
and then came the following programme:
Balutatory .. ... ..... ...... ..A. ipell.
Recitation-Joan of Arc.... .... . J. Hughes.
Reading from the Wrtath-Le Theatre
E. Bondandz.
Solo-Faust... ......................A. E. Moss.
tecitation-The Wasted Fountains..M. L. St, kes.
Recitation-Geniue ................M. Adolph.
Res,,ings from the Wreath..........L. Donovan.
Ohlorus-Le Lutte des Fleure........... CaOrs.
DiaIloge-Premiere Repetition d'Athalle
Misses Adolph, Botsay, Frank, Dreyfsee, Pe
ter, Flynn, Levy and Bust.
Recitation-The Leaguers of Lucknow
A. E. Moss.
-olo-Le Derniere lour de Marie Stuart
C. G. McMannus.
Valediotory..................................E. Dreyfus.
To make special ment:on of any one of the
oung ladies would be an injustice to the bal
ncee, as they all acquitted themselves most
,reditably, and clearly showed the Rfe system of
iducation in this school.
After the valedictory by Miss Dreyfus, Mr.
Lrehibald Mitchell came forward and in a few ap
iropriate remarks Awarded the oiplomas to the
blowing young ladies
Misses Ati cCa F. Chiipdlla, Marie XiliauI,
enle Roudanem, Mathilde Bodrigues, Emma
Peter, Bast Jalia u'Brien, tPnalne onroy,
L J. lXdd, 1len lFlyun, Mary 0. /eynold.,
S, a audeo Mary dolph,
a IMos, ALa o 1os B. Prank,
sot, Maa L. Stoks, 3.1 Donoe
ea I , BuHlbu.Luise Mulvey, Clara O.
*.dtiuae, AnnOL tt, .eol Pl nob, Leone
Chevoilou, Mary J. Turner, DelphilsLevy, Laurs
0. HMarris.
Afutero te ggh . olla reselved tb dip.
la lying a e1 . r n oilde "Al Thing
The entertainment was now uppased to be at
an aed, but the young ladles, amid all their hap.
pluese, had not forgotten their teacher, Ml a
-immon, who had laboerd with -Ibemfor years
to make them in the future ornaments of sooiety,
and Mr. W, 0. odgers, on behalf of the gradu
alg elase, mane forward and, with a few elo
quent remarks, presented Mlle Simmons with a
habdsome gold chain wiph breastpln attahed.
Misbe Hmmonas deserves this remembranoe on
the part of her scholars, for she is not only a
tfie teacher and a thorough disliplinarian, but
she trains them in etiquette so that when they
leave her charge to enter soalety, they will move
about with the grace and elegance that I. so
esentlal to the aooomplishments of a young lady,
burglary.
At an early hour Monday morning burglars
effected an entrance into the warehouse of
Messrs. Deeves & Barstons on Magazine street,
and saoceeded In making their escape, carrying
with them thirty-esx hams. No clue to the thieves.
Brevtlies.
The Merry Fifty played merry L on Sunday.
Peter O'Brien and ioter Donahue were estruck
by lightning in the neighborhood of Columbus,
Ohio. Both, adds the telegram, were unmar led.
The girls take it an awful warning to old bache
lore.
The devil is to pay with the Board of Health.
There is a Nott in it, a doctor Ouoppln at it and a
Taylor sitting on it.
The commencement exercises of the Sylvester
Lamernd Institute will take plane at the First
Presbyterian church, opposite Lfayette square,
on the 21st inst.
Judge Spofford, United Rgttes teator elect, left
last evening for the springs of Virginia.
It is rumored that Collector King pro,;oses *o
appoint, on the let proximo, several ladies as
elerks in the customs offices.
The old style "night oarts," minus deodorisers,
are seen oocaselonally in the streets at night.
short Items.
A charge of breach of trust and embezzlement
holds Virgil Walker a prisoner in the Third.
John Lind leanuishes in the Harbor Station on
the oharge of larceny.
Ellinor Childs is behind the bars in the
ronrth Stationhmse, charged by Daniel White
with having picked his pocket of one dollar.
Rusde Nelain was arrested at 418 OCamp street,
and looked up in the Second Stat onhouse,
oharged with larceny by T. 0. alo0andlilh.
Paul Couder, alias Marlneqne, was arrested
and looked up in the Third Station, charged,
from information received, with having out and
wounded one Joe Naroiase.
Tll COURTS.
Second Dsltrclt Court.
The successions of Dorothea Huber, wife of
S. Huber, A. B. Griswold and Isabella Edwards
were opened yesterday in the Second District
Court.
Fourth Distriet Court.
In the case of 0. O. Antoine vs. W. G. Brown,
for $2)00 borrowed money, the defendant con
fessed Judgment.
Fifth Distriet Court.
State ex rel. Isidore Newman vs. It. M. Lusher,
Superintendent of Public Eduoetion.-The man
damns applied for was made peremptory ordering
the defendant to approve the vonucher filed and
held by the relator for the sum of 1608 75, issued
by J. Hfenri Burch, treasurer of the East Baton
Boage s hoollboardl.
Superior Criminal Court.
SENTNtCED.
John Rufino, charged with shooting with intent
to kdll; twenty-one years in the Penitentiry.
Tom Connors, burglary; fourteen years at
hard labor.
John Williams, convicted of stealing a horse
and burgy; ten 3 ears at hard labor.
The case of the State vs. Thoe. Houlihan was
postponed indefinitely.
Cheap sewing machines are guaranteed for a
few years; the Singer is guaranteed forever, if
properly oared for. Office, 91 Canal street.
Shall the Ex-Judges :Make Restitutlon ?
Mr. Editor-in my article headed as above, the
printer left out the imporrant sentence under
scored in the follewing extract from artiele 84 of
the constitution: "Each of the (dis(rict) jedgos
shall roc lye a salary, to, be fired by/ .vn," nor to
be less then $5000, etc. trie, and article 39,
which provides that the $8 per day for the legis.
lators "mnay be increased or diminished by lare,"
make it plain to me., that if the commonwealth
had intended the agency it made and authorized
to legislate, to deal with the salary of the Gov. t
error, the Lieutenant Governor, the Attorney 1
General, the District Attorneys, or the uBpr me
Judges, words would have b-en used to show the
intent. 'Ihe absence of such words shows that
the fixation was intended to be organio and
final.
If, however, these salaries are under legisla
tive control, let ne agitate to have them, in their
next respective terms, legislatively reduced, for i
they were fixed for carpet-bag robbery and are
too high for sn impoverished and wretched peo
p16. Respectfully. B. J. S.
Buy only the Singer; they were the first to re
duce the prices. Office 91 Canal street.
TORPEDOES.
The Part They Played in the Late CiVil
War.
IN. Y. Tribune.]
During the civil war in America torpedoes
were used in the defense of Southern ports.
The Confederate Congress organized a tor
pedo service in October, 1862, and a bureau of
engineers was established at Richmond. Two
months afterward a Federal ironclad, the
Cairo, was blown up on Yazoo river by a tor
pedo, and during the remainder of the war
seven ironclads, eleven wooden vessels and
six tran.prts were destroyed in a similar
way. The Confederates lost the Albemarle,
two steamers in Charleston harbor and a flag
of-truce boat in the same way. The Russian
engineers who recently fastened a torpedo
utider a Turkish ironclad did no more than
Lieut. Cushing had done in the waters of the
Roanoke. There were several oificers in the
Confederate service who loet their lives In
attemptinfl to do what Cushing accomplished.
A submarine torpedo boat, reuliring a crew
of nine men, was launched in Charleston har
bor for use against the blockading fleet.
Three crews went to the bottom in this boat
before she was directed against the enemy,
Finally a fourth crew led by Lieut. Dixon,
volunteered to take her out and attack the
Housatonic. The Lieutenant steered his boat
well; she struck the Housatonic fairly and
blew her stern to atoms. The concussion
sent Dixon and his boat to the bottom, and
the torpedo boat and the corvette sank to
gether.
The Singer is acknowledged by all to be the
beet sewing-machine in the market.
LIF AMD CHARACER OF LEE.-On Friday
evwnnm next the Rev. Dr. Furman will inangm
rate a series of lectures at Odd Fellows' Hall.
the first of which will be " the Life and Charac
ter'of B E. Lee," the proceeds of which will be
given to the B. E. Lee Monumental Assomtation
of this city. Our oil izens will, therefore, have
an opportunity on the above occasion, not only
to hear a most entertaining lecture on the life of
one so dear to us all, but can assist in augment
ing the fund by whicr we expect to rear a monu
ment worthy of the great Lee. Tickets only 50
oents;'can be had at the door on above eveningse.
Bee the correspondence on our second page.
There is no excuse for buying a cheap or old
maehine at $25 when $4') gets one of the latest
improved Singer's, with all attachmente. Office.
1 Canal streets
ORABILTER.
STATI OF LOUIttlANA.
PARISH AND CIT OF NIW ORL3AN.S.
BIU IT KNOWI. TIHT ON THIS THIRIT
B rst d ay May, in the r of our laord
one thouao deight h ndred aaev
m.en sa od o _he |ndelst foe of me
Uni ttaMtes of Ameri,. the Oje htndarea -
and drst, before me Andrew Hero, Jr.,
notary public in and for the priati
olty of New Orleans, 8tate of Loi
duly commlssioned and q alifled, anda tai
presence of the witnesses ýjereinafter n.a
and undersigned petsonally oase and ai
p'.re+th. meuLaI ierpons who nalmes re
ereunto subscribed Who dectatea at av U,
themselves of the provisions of the laws otte
SBtte relative to the organisatlon of eorpor
lions for works of public lmprovemet
ity, they have o.,ntracted and agreed, an
by these presents covenant and agreo an
themselvs., as well as such peron as aalk
hereafter become assooiated with them. to f
and constitute a corporation and bodyoliti it
law, for the objects and p.irpovs and under the
stipulations antd articles follOwIsg, tO wit
ARTICLE FIRST.
Thb name and 11ile of said oorpo.ilions'ha
be THE NI W ORLANq AND l E
TRANsPORtTATION AOM' AI and th-a
s name shall have power and ty to enj
succession and exist for the fill term an
period of twenty-five tears coim il ng from
and after the first day of July. i t year of our
Lord one thousand eight hu dred d "n' tl
seven; to contract, sue and ie suen $ d 'i
use and have a corporate el; to at
point such managers, directors ala
its business may require; Itd tom alfad
tablish such b)-laws for e propr msasa
ment and reg la n of the affairs of said aco0
poration as may be deemed necessary.
ARTICLE SECOND,
The domicile of said corporation shall be ig
the city of New Orleans state of Louisiana, an
citations and other legal proces shaell be served
on the President of the Board of Directors
said corporation.
ARTICLE THIRD.
The objects and purpos' s fir which said cot
poration is established. and the natdre of t.
business to be carried on by it, are to proo
and to maintain a good and sufficient neumb
of steamboats or other vessels, for thetransp
talon, for compensation of passenge
freights, the mae Is. etc., and the transaction
any ant all business connected with the ruan
ning, chartering and ma ntaining of one or
more lines of steamboats from the ty of New
Orlans to all points on the Mulssie ppl river
and its tributarieo, and more especially on Rl
river: the creation of a freight express, and
the underwriting or insurance of any and all
articles of freight or comrnurce entrusted to
said company, as public orartres, as well as of
the stoeamners employed by it. so s to afford SanI
grant better facihties to the nhabitants of such
sections to forward and convey freight and all
products to and from New Orleans, and create
maintain and continue a freight express.
ARTICLE FOURTH.
The capital stock of said corporation is hereb
declared to be ton thousand dollars, reprten
by two hundred shares of the sum of fifty dl
lars each: five per cent of eaoh share shall
payable in cash on demand, and t, e remaind
of eahb share shall be paid at such times and I
such amounts as the Board of Directors may
direct. Any stockholder negle·ting or refusti
to meet and pay the dells of installments of his
stock, ordered by said toard of Directors, with
in thirty days from the publlatiotl of notice of
such installments being due and p yahe. ehll
forfeit any and all share or shares of stock upon
which any isrtallments may be due in favor ofj
said corporation; and the Board of Directo
may dispose of such forfeited stock at public Oer
private sale for the use and benefit of said
poration. N ' stockholder shall dldpose of h
stock, nor shall any transfer be made tre
unless by the consent or vote of two-thirds
the actual amount of capital stock subseri
of said company; and the amount of cap
stock of any stockholder may be increased or
diminished, or the interest of such stookhold
in this corporation entirely cease and detelat
mine, as also may the capital stock of this opt
poration be iners ased er diminished or 4
uduced, in such manner and under su-h rega
lations as the by-laws or directory of this coa
pany may from time to time prescribe.
ARTICLE .lFTIl.
All powers of this corporation shailbe ve6tq
In a Board of Directors, composed of Aie stoolp
holders of this corporation, but the numb
tipereo-Imay, however;a ay ttuIme be lucre a
to seven by i vote of two-thirds In amount
the capital stock of this coration. Joseph
A. Aiken, Marion N, Wood, HenlJ. Brnker,
Isaac H. Kouns and Frederick W Ames,
with the sa d Joseph A. Aliken
their president, are nhereby declared
have been chosen and selected as the fr
Board of Directors, and shall hold office unt
the firstdsy of July of the yeir one thous
eight hundred and seventy-eht, or until th
euccessors shall have' een dul elected On
last Tuesday of Juno in each year an election
for dire tora shall take place at the office or
domlci e of said corporation, under the superin.
telnd.ne ofl three corn ml-sioners, to be appoint
ed by the Board of Directors; of which el
ten days' priolr notice shal beiven inoe
the daiily newspaper{ p blished ip the city
New Oreans; and the dfrectors then el
shall serve until their successors shall hav
been ,locted; a majority of votes east shll
elect, and each share of stock shall be enttile
to opie vwte, eilthr in person or by proxy. Any
vacancy occurring in s id board from any cause
whatever, shall be filled by electiony the re
malinng directors. Three directors shall form
a qunorumn. and said b ,ard of directors shall np
,,oint such officers, clerks or agents and other
emtl,yes as may be deemed necessary forthe
busMnoss of this corp ration, and have full
Power to make and establish, as well as change.
any and all by-laws. rules and regulations for
the support and management of the affairs and
business of said co pratlon.
ARTICLE SIXTH.
This act of incorpoation may be chang.!
modified, or allero r, or this corporation
solved with the ats nt of thr e-fourths of t..
catital theret. at any general meeting of the
stockholders ,f sihl corpor tion, convened f
such purpose, after ten days' notice of sai
meeting shall have been given in two new-
papers published in the ci'y of New Orleans,
ARTICLE SEVENTH.
This corporation whenever d ssolved, either
by termination of its charter or from any othet.
cause whatever, shall be liquidated by three
commissioners to be appointed by the board ot'
directors, who shall remain in office until the
final settlement and liquidation of said com
pany's affairs.
ARTICLE EIGHTS.
No stockholder shall ever be held liable or re
spousiole for the contracts or faults of this co -
oration in any fur her sum than the unpaid
bal ance due to the company on the shares
owned by him.
ARTICLE NINTH.
The names of the stockholders, together with
the respective number of shares held by each
are for the present declared to be as signed and
set opposite the respective names of the parties
hereto.
Thus done and passed at my office, at New
Orleans, aforesaid, in the presence of Charles
H. Stlocker and Paul a. Conand. witnesses, both
f this city, who hereunto sign their nam*
with the parties and me, the said notery, the dat
and date aforesaid.
Original signed: Bhat.
N.AH . COVELL............ o
CHAS. P. '"RU LOW...... 1,
JOS. A. AIIKEN........... 10
M. N. WOOD................. 1
. J. BRINKEB............
.W. AMEB ................. "
S.W. REA................... 2
And others.
c'. H. STOOKER.
P. A. CONAND.
ANDREW HERO, Ja.
Notary Publice,
I, the underslgned, Depouty Bcordlr of Mort-
gages for the parisrh of Or eans. etate of Loot
lana, do hereby certify that the above and within
act o incorporation of the New Orleans and
Red iver T'Iransportation Company has been
this day recorded in the mortg , office of this
parish, in book 162, f Alios 122 and 12,. according
to law.
As witness ty hand and the seal of said
of.ce, this slet diy of June. A. D. 1877
J. . tHICH .vtDSN,
Deputy Recorder.
I~ertify the above and "f roing tobe a tr.s
cpy of thne ori nal act .~ ,the records I
enta under my offictal. $. ' Y'
of New Orleans, tate i'
day of June, A. D. 1877&. r
CARPET W
We offer at Reduced Prices our Large 8tock a
CARPETINO of all kinds.
L-hOOR OIL cLOTHS. of all widths and qual
ifles.
~o BUAD UBthborJe