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THE REGATTA--cAND DAY.
A MPLENDID DAY AND AN UIMMNRn
CMOWD OF sP.CTATOEM.
The Ut. John Victore In the First, the
Working loat; and the Hopes Win
the barge and Shell Rates.
The weather yesterday was most proptUous
for the regatta, and as a result the atteadaene at
the New Lake End doubled that of the day
previous. At 1 o'clock in the afternoon the
clouds gathered and appearanoes indicated a
shower, but it did not come, and the general pub.
lie taking for granted that the day was bound to
be pleasant, found its way to anaal street, where
from 1 until 8:80 o'clook p. m. each outgoing
train for the
14W LAKlE 3tx
was orowded with those desirous of witnessing
the last and, a it resulted, the beset races of the
regatta.
At 8:80 the crowd of people had accumulated
sul It had reacshed fully six thousand, ncluding
ladles and gentlemen and children, and not only
was every available position commanding a view
of the course filled, but every known specles of
water oraft was brought into requstilon, and be
ue the first gun was fired from the revenue catb
tsr Dix for the working boats to take their places
the banks of the bayou, the St. John boathouse,
the pavillion and every available insh of ground
was filled with spectatore.
At four o'clock the Judges, wth a represents
tive from eob of the boat clubs and the press
tang boarded
HwattIia' STRAM AOInT MYstaTt,
provided for the ooasion, and went from the
bayou into the lake, where the water was not as
calm as it was on the day previous, although not
rough nough to seriously, nterfere with the
wherryllst.
The flagship Gov. Olaiborne had in the mean
aMine been anchored at the line in the lake, having
-o board the starter and timer, and at 4t80, every.
thing being In readines the signal gun belched
forth from the Dix, whih, by the way, had been,
Sse was the day previous, gaily decorated with
PLAGS OF ALL NATIONK
and a fgw moments later the wherry pullers came
e1t and took their places at their respecttve flags
Ir the pull for one mile and return.
Wo. Raferty, of the Howard Club, had flag
No the oautside Sonlat, of the htt John, seo.
; k. Durlsa, of the Magnollas. third; Keegan,
SthPersevrnce, fourth; L. FPavtr., of the
I.Wiok, fifth; James O'Donnell, of the Hoeon,
gta. d nd Thonma Gleason, of the Rlverdde,
sc or inside.
When the psltol was fired for the start, Bonlat
took the lead at about thirty-nine rokes to the
lnuas, blowed axrt by oafferty, O'Donnell and
Gleason In turn the MagQolls, Plokwick and
tseversanm puler ftlowing in the order
OM the half mile had been reached, Gleason
had take toIhArd place from O'D.nnelU, who
meamn A TrILrri LAST,
the others keeping the plaes named. In this
order they went through the miniature seas, go.
slat eavogal to noreae the g p bltwsen
-him_ a$d e Eoward man until the ..ee.quarter
stake was reached, whlob was p ased in th stam
orden, and the male stke we n trc without
arccdent.
Sdesna made a nett turn, followed by the How
ard man and O'Donnell, who had gained a third
place, et, and in turning he tlruok the stake
with his boat, which delayed aim some, and the
Pi tek ma in turning, upset and got a fresh
water bh having a.ubsequently to tow hs beat
in with a ske.
Down the home-retoh 8oniat and Gleaseon
strted out well together, leading O'Donnell,
who, at he three-quarte stake m e spurt for
Gleaso, ad, Inreasing his stroke, Iganed on
himl, Durna following lose uanUI O'Donnell got
Sclose to Gleason that they fouled, and each
eaed ýup until they had cleared, which gave
QUITS A TrART,
and he was not slow in tsklng adventage of, and
O'Doneanell then, for the firt time, noticing this
tet, began to spread himself, paaeing n turn
Gleason and Keegan at the hbatmalt stke, and
made a break for oolat, but had loest too muec
and OOsequentl made a good seooad;
wlning b a boat's length in 18:40%.
secon in 17:01, Gl6aeon third in
140, and the Perseverance fourth, the others
l eeng then entered a protest upon the foul
betwen himself and O'Donnell, but subsequent
wihthdew it and O'Donnell renewed it, but, like
"-gn, withdrew it, leaving the victory to Sonlat
tthout any drawbroke.
The firs race completed, the
DIX BnELGoD AWAY AGAIN,
letting go a blank catridge to notify the compe
titors an the four-oared. e race to take posi
lion at their respective akes, which they did,
the Atiantles taklog the outside; Hopes second,
and Aspinwals flag No. 8 on the Inside.
When all were ready the "pop" was fired, and
the Aspinwalls got away in the lead followed by
the Hopes for nearly a hundred yards, when the
latter passed the Aspinwalla, and as the half mile
stake was three lengthe ahead, the Atlantics
bringing up the rear. About this time the At
lantioe made a dash for second place,
PULLING LIKE TROJANS
to win it, but could not pull strong enough or
fast enough, and in the order named each orew
tarned ts own seake. Coming home the wind
was dead ahead, and had raised something of a
ase, which the Hopes buffeted without any ap
parent diffloulty, widening at each stroke the dis
tance between them and the Aspinwalls, the At
lanties dropping completely behind, and when
the three-quarter stake was reached the Hope
chape began calling to the Aepinwalls to
"OOME ON UP,"
which they did not do, the victorious red-shirts
-ars-- the line twelve boat lengths ahead, and
sAspin-- walls ten boat lengths aheai of the At
,tlans , the time made being: Hope 15:10%: At
plinwals, 15:41; Atlantic., 16:8, a prolonged
chee frcm the spectators greeting the Hopes as
they put in some of their bet strokes at the finish.
Just about this time it was discovered that
there was one lag mplsing at the mile and a half
stakes. Consequently another had to be pro
ided sand placed, which occasioned some delay
and which weas reoeived by the crowd with any.
thing but a good grace, as they were anxious to
witness the
CRACKE BAC OF THE REGATTA,
the four-oared shell rame, one mile and a half and
return, that being all the more interesting, as
the two crack crews of the South, the Hopes and
Biversrdes, were pitted against each other.
In this race there were four entries, including.
srews of the Hope, Riverside, Southern and Per
severance clubs, and in the order named they
took their positions at their stakes, each of the
crews appearing to good advantage, and the well.
developed muscles of the Hopes and Riversides
showing that the victory, If for either, was not to
be won
WITrOUT A SE.ERE STRUGGLE.
When the starter let go his revolver all oars
were ready for the dip, and the echo had hardly
been heard before the crews were each pulling,
as one of the byetanders said, "like the very
devil ' for the lead. The Riversidee had a alight
advantage, although the start was nearly even,
but before the quarter stake weeas reach the
Southern boys
BROKE AN OUTRIOGER
and put back. The Perseverance crew bega ton
lag, then the Riversides and Hopes, pulling each
about a thirty-seven stroke, and a steady one,
the latter gaining alightly, and not until they had
reaebrd the mile and a quarter stake did their
sarts prodace the desired resalt. It did at that
point, however, as they then passed the River
ides, getting a half boa's length in the lead,
which gave them an opportunity of making
A BOUND TURN
sad a nest one, Saking for home at steady pull
and increasing the gap at the mile stakes to four
lengths. The Biverside two or three times at
tempted to cose this gap, and nearly suoceeded
oce, compelling the Hopes to pull or dear life
to keep their positiotn.
Both crews meant busness then, knowing
that there was, so to speak, oceans of money de
pending upon them.
When the quarter stake was reached the Hopes,
as usual, pulled out and increased the gap.
wnamxo Tas RaCO
'y four leagths, the struggle hating 0 g one of
the most severe and hotly onteted that wa
ever witnessed In Pontehartrain, or even In the
Booth.
It le hardly neoessrr to add that the shouts
that went up for the ret-shirts came from almost
the entire multitude, and when ti he.a' sod their
stake in l ::2,2 hate, handkeroiefe, parasols
and everything ole that could be handled was
waved.
The Riversides time was 20:89 and the Pere
erance chaps we re so far behind that they were
loet sight oti The crews then polled into the
bayou, the Hopes being lustily cheered, and after
they went to their quarters they were greeted by
their friends and
easZNADISD BY T'rue AND,
the greetings being of that kind which Indicated
that the greeters were winners In the pools.
The fllowli Is a summary of the regatta,
commencinolg with the first race on Monday:
EUMMARY.
tIYvenstes Rowtxo CLUB RItnATTA-At New
Lake End, agust 6 Sand 7, 1877-First day, Mon
day, August 8, 1877.-First rae--one mile and
return, single scull.
James O'Donnell, Hope Club ............ I
Obhas. Sonlat, St. John...... ............. 9
It. G. Mutgrove, St. John........... ... 8
M. Dallas, Orleans......................... 0
F. Foley, Atlantic...... ............. 0
John Keelan, Persersevance....................
Time: 0 Djnnell, 15:18%; Sonlat 15:80%.
Second race, double scull, one mile and re
torn.
St. John Club, T. H. Bayhi and James Con
nolly .................................... 1
Time: 14:16.
Howard Club, Thos. Barrett and J. U. Flite.. 9
Time: 14:69.
Southern Club, M. Wheelens and J. Murphy.. 8.
Time: 15:09.
Third Race--One mile and return, four oared
e lob C erureboat Nettle Norton-fi. Wi
son No. I, J. Redmond No. 2 M. Lightly
No. 8, P. Powers stroke, P. radley cox.
swanla ........... .... ............ 1
Time: 12:58%.
tiveridle Club enters boat Ida Edith-Thoe.
O'llara No. 1, Henry Fraser No. 2, M.
Gallagher No. 8, Rabert X. Diamond
stroke, E I. Clin coxwswain............... 2
Time-18:19
Perseverance Club enters boat Katie F.-E.
O. Zeigler No. 1, H. Bland No. 2, H; tiulli
Van No. 8, A. Thomas stroke, Peter 8ellen
coxswain ........ ........ ............
lime--18:88.
Orleans Club enters boat D. SI. Rimelll, Jr.
H. COlia No. 1, W. L. Peyton No. 2, L.
I. Watrous No. 8, Chu. Buchanan stroke,
- ooxwain. ...... ........
Time--18:64.
Ma.nolia Club enters boat Harry B., Jr.
The. Hadlov No. 1, P. Caror No. , P.
Stubblefeld No. 8, . MoDonald stroke,
A. Rooney ooxswain................. 5
Time- -.
BScoxn DAT, teday, Anauet 7.--First race,
one mile and return, sinlie scull working boat.
St. John Ulub enters 0. T. oniat ......... 1
TIme-10:40,.
Hope Club enters Jas. O'Donnell ............. 2
Time-17:01.
liveride Olub enters Thoe. Gleason ......... 8
Tlme-17:08.
Perseveranoe Club enters L. Wier ............ 0
Howard Club enters Wi. Rafferty............ 0
Poikwick Club enters L. Favare ............ O
Mqelali Club enters M. Durnia ............ 0
lecond Iace-One mile and return-Four
oared barge.
Hope Club enters Minnie Kelt-Pat. Walsh
No. 1, Thor. McGrath No. 2, A. Johnson
No. 8, Ja. Tully stroke, John Carey cos
swain................................ 1
Time: 16:10'0.
Aepinwall Club enters boat Lily Johnson
Thee. Oliver No. 1, Wm. Brooke No. 2,
Henry Lambert No. 8, Andrew Miller
stroke, Henry McCaobe Coxswain........ 2
Time: 18641.
Atlantic Club enters boat Wmi. MoKee-Jae.
Foley No. 1, Thomas Hlggins No. 9, W.
Heath No. 8, John L. .uith stroke, A.
Murdo coxswain........................ 8
'ime: 16:08.
Third race-One and a halr miles ahd return-
Four-oared shell.
Hope Club enters boat J. Wolkart--Ju. Luask,
No. 1, John MoNulty No. 9, W. TaLnley
No. 3, . OCarey stroke, P. Bradley oox
swain ...... .................. 1
Time-P0:22%.
Riverside Club enters boat Jas. H.'Grover-P.
Gallagher No. 1, M. Dougherty No. 2, M.
Rldge No. 8, Henry Murphy stroke, Ed.
line ooxswai ........c................. 2
Time-20:89.
Perseverance Club enters boat Annie R--F.
Roeder No. 1, John Kennedy No. 2, H.
Meany, No. 8, W. GOrham stroke, James
Ferrer coxswain............. . 8
Southern Club enters boat Jau. P. MoElroy
W. Zeigler No. 1, J. H. Churchill No. 9,
P. sdlesInger No. 8, A. H. Deokbar
stroke, W. Redr coxswain.............. 0
It Is understood that a meeting of the State Row.
ing Asoolation will be held in a few dave for the
purpose of arranging for the annual State
regatta, to take place during next month.
O'Donnell, of the Hopes, will, it is rumored
leave the city to-day or to-morrow with his shell
for Cleveland, Ohio, where he is entered to row
In a Lake Erio reeatta.
CROWDED BY DEMPSY.
Glistening steel isn Again Called into Re
quistion.
At 11 o'clock yesterday, at the corner of Ollo
and Rampart streets, two youths, Jam. Sherlock
and Thomas Dempey. aged respectively sixteen
and seventeen years, started to settle a little
misunderstanding on the pugilistio style, but
which finally culminated in one of the youths
being stabbed in the left side.
As stated these boys started fist fighting, but
Dempsy finding that he was not a match for his
opponent on that sort of a footing drew a knife
and plunged it into his antagonist's body. The
wounded boy was attended by Dr. Lonnes, who
examined his wound and pronounced it not of a
serious nature. He was afterwards conveyed to
his residence on Erato, between Conatance and
Magazine streets. The aocnred, after the com
mittal of the deed, lost no time in making good
his escape.
THE POLICE BOARD.
The Police Board met at half-past 7 o'clock last
night, Mayor Pilsbury in the chair.
Patrolman M. Lynch, Third Precinct. lost ten
days pay for sitting down on his beat.
Patrolman Goegrove, Bixth Precinct, was only
fined ten days' pay for being asleep and sitting
down on his beat.
AN ELOPEMENT.
The gossips of the lower part of the city are
very busy just now over a case of elopement,
which happened recently in that quarter. The
affhir isdeprived of much of its romance, in fact,
it partakes of the sombre drama, for the man is
said to have a wife and several children. The
lady is unmarried, young and handsome, and
bears oneof the oldest names in the State.
The goseippers have thus far failed to discover
the whereabouts of the truant ceuple.
ARREST OF TWO DUELISTS.
As it was Theught They Were About to
Shed Each Other's Blood.
Monday evening it was currently reported that
two parties had arrived in this city from Assump
tion parish, for the purpose cf fighting a duel.
The police authorities, having heard of the affair,
started to investigate the matter and found the
two men alluded to were E. L. Weber, an ex-Rad
ical Senator, and Felix Beynand.
Orders were immediately issued for their ar
rest, and Chief Malone and Special Hennessey
succeeded in capturing Beynaud Monday night.
Weber succeeded min evading arrest until this
morning, when he was taken into custody by
Special Hennessey.
The two accused were arraigned before Judge
Smith. who discharged them on the grounds
that they bad been arrested in Assumption par
iah and placed under bonds in that parish to
keep thpesea of the State of Louisiana. It is
thought that the two dueliste are on their way
to Mississippi to settle matters, as Weber was
about to leave on the train when made a pris
ZIEer:·
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
THi gMIALL-POX HOMPITAL MpTIUJECT
COMIE UP AGAIN.
Publie aesools to be Iepaired -- (hlef
Dreylan to select All superlaI .
mnrarle oen the Petre.
Yesterday a communication from Dr. Hayes,
the proprietor of the Lnbenberg small-pox hos
pital, was read in the City Council, which brings
up again the everlasting emall-pox hospital
question. Dr. Hayes' oenmunication is a pretty
tart document, and is intended to refute "the
inaccuraoles and misrepresentations," as he esys,
contained in the report of Dr. erson, sanitary n
spector of the Third District.
Dr. Hayes says that the report alluded to
could have been the result only of "Interested
motives, or extraordinary lack of observing
faculties."
Instead of consisting of
oNLY TWo MMArt,
buildings, and another building for private pa.
tients, as the report of Dr. Bezon has it, the boe.
pital, Dr. Hayes claims, consists of one building
115800 feet, with 24 openings 4 feet apart; one
40x80 feet, two stories high, with 8 rooms with
18 openings; another one-story building, 4Ox80,
with 8 openings, and a fourth building 100x40,
with 28 openings. There are, besides, five other
buildings on the grounds.
Dr. Hayes proceeds to refute the charges con
tained in the report that the hospital is not
properly kept, aylng that the bad odor does not
lie n the bedd , but from gangrenous eases of
small-pox; that the sheets and pillow cases are
charged twice a day, and that new patients are
put in entirely clean beds. He oharges that the
report is "one more essault from former and the
present Boards of Health, the obj so, of which is
TO PRNUVADE TrH OCTY
to construct a small-pox hospital and give it to
them to run." He warrants that in such a case it
will cost the city four and five times as much as
the bi le he presents to the clty. He inusists upop
the adequacy of the Luzenberg Hospital to meet
all the requirements of an epidemic. If, he says,
Trt QtisTIOM Clr s OOIYOMy
is raised it will be found that the proportion of
expense is smaller than it has ever been befre
If the question of mortality is raised the record
of admisteons and disoharges and deaths will
show the difference will be in his favor.
Among the most Important business transacted
by the (G.naoil there will be found a lengthy ordi
ane.e relating to the cleaning of sinkes, and an
other sathorising the establishment, as an ex
pe.lment, of
A NTMAM ELEVATOE,
on the whart between Canal and 8t.Lonls streets,
iMr the purposer of loading and unloading steam
boats. Thlu was not one of those 4 to 8 ordl
nanse. In feet the measure was inroduoed by
Administrator Cavanac and was adopted on the
motion of Admitnstrator Moe0afrey, and it re
seived the unanimous vote of the Counoll,
At the suggestion of the Surveyor the Mayor
together with Adminlstrator Modafrey, will
shortly pay a visit to Elysian Fields street to
ase for himself how the New Orleans and Mobile
Railroad
HAYS MONOPOLIZED
and out up that street. Per contra, It is gratify
ing to he able to say that this company propose
to tear down the disgraceful shanty used by them
as atation at the head of OCaal street, and will
erect on the spot, it is hoped, something sub
stantial and ornamental. This will give the Sur
veyor an opportunity to straighten out Oanal
street to the water's edge, the present station
being constructed in part over the street.
unrveyor d'Hemecourt's attention having been
called by the Mayor to the card of Mr. Jacob
Ott. published yesterday, complaining that a
building on Camp street, belonging to Major E.
A. Burke, was being reconstructed in contraven
tlon of the law, the Surveyor replied that he had
alreadv given his attention to the matter, and as
far as he understood the law the reconstruction
WAN NOT VIOLATIVE
of the city ordinances. The building was a
wooden struoture originally, and the repairs were
being made with the same material ba the shin
gle roof was to be replaced by slate, thereby
diminishlng the Afire risk, and in doing so the
bullder was meeting the resquirements of the law.
He proposed, however, to look into the matter
further.
The Mayor is freqdently applied to
FOR PSnMITS
to run lottery wheels and draw ratfes. It may
be well for those interested in such matters to
know that his honor says that he has no author
ity to Issue permits for gaming of any kind. It
may also be of interest to many who are appli
cants for positions as supernumeraries on
THE POLIOCE FoCE
that the appointments have been left entirely
to the Chief of Police by the Mayor, subject,
however, to his honor's approval. This informa
tion, if heeded, will save applicants the trouble
to call on the Mayor and uselessly occupy much
of his valuable time.
The bid of Mr. Page to construct the
M'DnoNoo scHooL NUMBER EIroT,
having been aoceopted, as soon as his securities
are accepted the work will begin. It will be a
handsome structure, after the plan drawn by
Wm. A. Freret, Esq., seventy-one feet front on
Constance by about eighty-five feet deep on
Harmony and Ninth streets, each corner to be
surmounted by towers of the ifans'ard order,
giving a total elevation to the buildnmg of about
sixty feet. It will contain twelve rooms, six on
each floor, and a basement to be used as a play
ground.
The p rioe st which Mr. Page proposes to con
strouct the school will enable the city, with the
funds on hand, to attend
TO THE ItEPAIRS
of other MoDonogh schoolhouses. In order to
ascertain what is absolutely necessary to be done
to these schoolhouses the Mayor will shortly visit
them in nereon.
CONNORS' LEAP.
.A True History of Capt. Cain's S~llppery
Prisoner's Escape.
There was never a more appropriate alias at
tached to a thief's name than the one which was
attached to Thomas Connors, which alias was
"Slippery," for it was in every way characteristic
of the man. Although he was only nineteen
years of age he had slipped into bad company,
who led him into all sorts of vice.
As years passed on he became a burglar, and
in company with a man named Gallagher, also a
thief, he managed to burglarize two houses.
The first house that "Slippery" slipped into, in
company with his pal, was Mr. Boyle's grocery
store, at the corner of Magazine and St. Joseph
streets.
The two night hawks were caught at this game,
and were out on bonds at the time they made
their second slippery move, which was into Mrs.
Bonford's house, on Carandelet street, when,
before Slippery knew exactly what was up, he
and his friend Gallagher were in the hands of
TWO POLICEMEN.
For this offence they were tried and convicted.
Gallagher when arrested was found to be armed
with a dangerous weapon, and was sentenced to
the penitentiary for life. Slippery was only
found guilty of burglary and sentenced to four
teen years. He was on the steamer Yazoo Val
ley en route to his place of punishment when he
committed the most slippery act of his life, which
was in giving the depoty sheriff the "slip " by
removing the shackles from his feet, and then
with a thirty foot jump he landed into the water
from the hurricane deck of the Yazoo Valley.
The desperate youth, as soon as he struck the
water, although as turbulent as could be towards
him, tried to reach the shore, but fate seemed
against him and as he had not succeeded in
slipping the handcuffs from his wrists, the river
was, in every way. his master; and he, realizing
the agonizing situation,made one desperate effort
to reach the river's bank, and not succeeding
submitted to his lot, and quietly ''slipped" into
eternity.
His body was found, as stated in yesterday
morning's DEMOCRWT, at Jefferson Station, parish
of Jefferson, where the coroner held an inquest
and returned a verdict of suicide.
Blippary naer faiteed io conilit suicide, for
If he had, he would never have stopped to take
the shackles from his feet.
He was an expert swimmer, and with a sort of a
DAoR DlXtY L1E I.tMrIENSMr
he preferred, knowing his ability as a swimmer,
to ran the ohanoes of reaching shore, which were
in his favor, determined, should he fail, to die
rather than be a prisoner.
While incarcerated in the Parish Prilson he
frequently told hib prison essoioates that he
would never go to Baton IRoge, sad bravely did
be keep his word.
noW <OlOWNOns es.APED.
Capt. Cain, who was in charge of the batch of
prisoners, stated to a DiarooUAT reporter that
when the steamboat was about fifteen miles above
the city some of his deputies and himself
were at supper, when he was notified that Con
nors had leaped overboard.
The only way he can account for it was that
the night was very dark and that the persons,
thirty-nine to all, were on the hurricane deck.
and Connors was sitting near the railing, and
when the deputy sheriffs eye was concentrated
directly upon him, he slipped the shackles off
and in an instant was overboard. The boat was
immediately stopped and a diligent search made
for the fugitive, but without success.
Conners was a youth with very small and fledxl
ble feet, and he had but little trouble in ridding
himself of the shackles. After Conners had
leaped overboard a few of the prisoners who
were visiting Baton Rouge. owing to his squeal.
logs, appeared perfectly delighted at his going
overboard, but expressed the opinion that they
hoped he had gone to -- and would never see
daylight again.
As soon as Capt. Cain returned to the city he
notified Chief Deputy Maurice Hart, who im
mediately informed the Chief of P'olice.
Why the facts were not given to the public it
was feared that Connors had reached shore, and'
some obstacle might be thrown in the way of
capturing him.
ABOUT TIIE COURITS.
Yesterday at the court building there was more
life and excitement than has been present there
any time since the closeof the last term. Crowds
of litigants and witnesses thronged the hallways,
and intermixing with them were the earpenters
and whitewashers who are engaged in putting
the old building in somewhat of a presentable
appearance. The stairs at one time were almost
blocked by the number of people going up and
down.
It seems that it was "rule day" for several of
the courts, and those present were on bhand to
look after the interlocutory proceedings in their
oases.
As the Fifth District Court was the only one fit
for a judge to sit in, four of the judges made a
raid for it, and thither the lawyers and litigants
started.
It was evidently a field day for the judges, and
as the temperature was very high the day did
not pan out heavily. Those who were at
WORKn ON T RnoOl
of,the building kept up a clatter with their tools,
and those who were laboring beneath it made
softer noises with their tongues.
IN THE SCOIsnd DsTRIOT cOURT
the decayed flooring responded with a dignified
olasticity to the footfalls of sombre widows and
beautiful orphans, who, perforce, had to visit this
tribunal to open the sunoessions of their deceased
relatives. The veteran rats enjoyed their morn.
tlg's siesta amongst the records, at odd mo.
monte chewing as a cud the title to some old
estate.
IN TUE TEIBD DIsTRI("r COURT
all was bustle and energy. Plasterers, with
trowel and mortar, carpenters with plane and
chisel, were hurrying forward their work toward
completion in order that the room where Haw
ktns once held forth might be made presentable
before November. The old side entrance to this
court has been closed up, and as a bonne bouche
has been turned over to the clerk of the Fifth
District Court as an anteroom.
THE FOURTH DISTRICT OOURT
was not exactly in a presentable condition, the
floor havnlog been bared of matting, the benches
for witnesses had been moved and the naked floor
looked anyth ng but attractive. The effect of the
weight of the crowd present during the trial of
the case of Hawkins vs. the Picayune Publishing
Company was plainly disoernible, and the middle
of the floor was over an inch and a half depressed
below the level of the joist near the wall.
THE PIlT COURBT
thus far has been left remarkably alone, and it I.
the only palate de justice that has not been at
tacked by the workmen as yet. Paul Abadle par
sues his work without fear of dropping rosebuds
of whitewash. The judge's seat was in the old
place, the jurymen's chairs had not been changed,
and the whole court looked as it has always
since it took its present location.
THE SIXTH COVRT
was a iotons looking place. Dusky negroes
were busily engaged in putting on a coat of
whitewash on the ceiling, whilst others were en
deavoring to make the side walls somewhat more
pleasant to the eye.
THE FEDERAL COURTH.
In the United States Circuit and D!strict Courts
hardly a ripple disturbs the placidness of the
waters. The clerks, as a matter of routine, visit
the offices daily and as a novelty once in a while
testimony is taken in some pending case. Out
side this there is little transacted there. The
absence of Judges Wood and 'Billings necessarily
makes it difficult for litigants to procure orders,
and hence injunctions are less frequent than they
were some time ago.
The United btates District Attorney has made
it his business to look over the old records, and
to put in shape old cases that have lain dormant
for many years. The result of this will be that
at the coming term the docket will be very large,
and according to reports from Washington the
crooked whisky cases will not form an unim
portant part.
THE FUNNING BOARD.
The Funding Board met at haf-past 12 o'clock
yesterday in the Speakel'e roci at the Etate
House.
Present-Gov. Nicholls, presiding; Speaker
Bush, Fiscal Agent Kennedy, Auditor Jamel and
Treasurer Dubuclet.
The reading of the minutes was dispensed with.
The board then proceeded to lnnd bonds of the
State known as levee bonds, and which were
passed upon by the recent decision of
THE SUPREME COURT
at its session in Monroe.
On motion of Speaker Bush the bsard took up
and funded the bonds presented by E. J. Forstall's
Sons,which, together with others that the firm had
received from Amsterdam, amounted to upwards
of $470,00, the same having been issued under
acts of 1865, 1867 and 1870.
The Board then funded twenty bonds of $1000
each, presented by Mr. P. O. Fazende, which had
been declared valid by the decision of the Su
preme Court. The funding
OF THE FORSTALL BONDS
occupied the attention of the board for several
hours in examining and checking off the num
bers and series, and after the funding of the bonds
of Mr. Fazende the board adjourned until to-day
at noon.
Several other parties were in attendance with
bonds but owing to the amount of time con
aume, the president notified them that it was
useless to wait, as their bonds could not be
reached, but would be taken up in the regular
order to-day.
A SHELL IN THE TREASURY CAMP.
Judge Tissot Opens on Antoine Dubu*
clet with Erupp Guns.
The following petition was filed Tuesday morn
ing in the Third District Court :
The petition of Aristee Louis Tissot, who re
sides in the city of New Orleans, respectfully
showeth that since the 21st of November, 1872,
he has held the office of Judge of the Second
District Court for the pariesh of Orleans; that on
the 25th of January, 1876, he received from the
State Auditor for his salary for the quarter end
ing 30th of September, 1876, four warrants on
the State Treasur-, as follows, to wit: Warrant
No. 810, series 1875, for $300; warrant No. 311,
series of 1875, for $400, and warrant No. 312,
toene of 18, for 40. receivfr
That on th 3:h Jonuary, Ib7,e received from i
the tate Audiltor for his salary for the quarter
ednding on the 81et December, 1876, four warrants
on the State Treasury, as follows, to wit: War*
rants Noe. 44, 46, 40 and 47, series of 1870, each
for the sraum of $8192 0.
That slid warrants, amounting to the sum of
$2600, are speotaily referred to as part of this pe
tition.
That immediately after the date of said war
rants petitioner applied to the State Treasurer,
Antoine Dubnolet, and to his proper deputy at
the office, to have the same cashed, and was in.
formed that there was no money in the treasury,
but that if he would deposit sid warrants with
the cashier of the State Treasurer they would be
held on file, and that as soon as money came into
the treasury they would be paid; that enoh was
the mode adopted at the treasury to secure the
just distribution of the funds as they came In
and to secure the payment of the appropriations
made by the constitution itself according to their
dignity and precedence.
That accordingly, on or about the 21th of Jan
uary, 1870, he deposited with the Treasurer's
cashier warriinte Noe. 810, 811, 812, and in Februa
ary or March, 1877, he deposited warrants Nos.
44, 45, 40 and 47.
That said warrants remained so deposited till
lately, end during the time and also subsequent
to their being withdrawn by petitioner, be made
frequent demands for their payment in person
and through his representatives, bit was always
answered that no money had been received from
which his warrants could be paid.
That It is nevertheless the fact that during the
whole time aforesaid and every time petitioner
or his representative demanded payment of said
warrants said Treasurer had funds in hand to
pay the same, and petitioner speolally avers that
said Treasurer willfully and illegally refused to
pay said warrants lawfully drawn against the
treasury, though he had funds in hand to pay
the same.
That upon the last demand made by petitioner
the said Treasurer refused payment on the
grounds that petitioner had no privilege, and
that warrants of the class of those held by peti
tioner were not entitled to any preference in the
order of payment.
That while petitioner believes and avers that
warrants drawn for appropriations made by the
snpreme law of the State should be paid In pre
ference to those drawn by virtue of conlingent
appropriations, particularly when seach contin
gent appropriatione are (ea the fact was in 1875
and 1870) in eoess of the revenue, he moreover
avers that, though he might not be entitled to
any privilege or preference the refusal afore
said was committed willfully and illegdly, not
only while the State Treasurer had fends to pay
petitioner said warrants, but also in order to give
others undue treference, and to refuse peti
tioner an equal right with others.
That said State Treasurer Dubnolet on many
oooasons refused to pay warrants in order to use
funds la his hands to pay warrants held by one
lterwig and others; and he made each payments
under the following ciromstanoces, to wit: He
would conceal from petitioner and from the pub
lie payments made by tax collectors into the
Treasury, and while so concealing would notify
said Herwig or others, whom,be preferred to pe.
titioner- he would by continually denying the re
ceipt of funds and refusing to pay warrants so
long as they were h ld by the party in whose
favor they were originally drawn, and thereby
place eaid original party under the necessity of
selling said warrants at t large discount
to said Herwig and others- that he would admit
said Herwig and his other fayv rites who had made
sunobh purchases of warrants into his private office
by a back door or other secret entrance; he would
secretly and surrept'tiously pay the warrants held
by said IHerwlg or his other favorites; he con
spired and colluded with them to give them said
undue preference and privilege to the detriment
and injury of patitioner; and he was actuated in
so doing by interested motives party spirit anad
by the purpese and intent (whloh he realized to a
great extent) of making gain for them, his subor
diantes and himself.
That Widow Lanoux Parent, Henry L. Bey,
0. 0. Blandino .J. L Monthies Pierre Cazenave
and Francois Dubuclet are the sureties on the
officlal bond of the said Artolne Dubuolet, which
bond is dated November 29. 1874, and by which
bond each of said sureties is responsible in colido
with the said Dobuolet for the faithful perform
ance by the said DUbuelet of his duties as State
Treasurer. each surety having bound himself in
the sum of $10,000, total 800 000.
That the Treasurer and hie sureties are not
only liable to petitioner for the amount of his
warrants, but also under a statute for the four
fold amount thereof, say $10,000. Petitioper
prays for the citation of the Treasurer and his
sureties and for Judgment in the sum of $10,000.
VERY VICIOUSJ.
What Came Out of an Investigation by
the Police.
Some three days ago Coroner Roche and Oily
Physioian Beard were called at the house corner
of White and Thalia streets to view the body of
a dead male child. The coroner and city physi
elan were satisfied that the child ahad been born
alive, and were about to investigate the matter,
when Dr. W. H. Watkins, who had attended the
mother, happened to step in, and on a statement
made by him that the child had been accidentally
killed, the coroner's Jury returned a verdict to
that effect.
A few days after the child had been buried, it
was rumored that it did not die an accidental
death, but had been foully dealt with. The old
adage "That murder will out" did not fail in this
case, and it was soon brought to light by Sergeant
Galvin, commanding the tecond Precinct, tha t
the infant bhad been murdered by its unnatural
mother, who had steeled her heart against na
ture's pleas and drowned her new-born babe so
as to hide her own shame from the world.
The mother of the child, Miss Katie I Crane,
was interviewed by the sergeant, but was so ill
that the could not make a statement.
As it was known that the child was illegitimate,
and as the father might have also had a hand in
the murder he was sought for, and when found
a far more horrible crime was discovered, as the
father of the child was W. W. Crane, and proved
to be a half brother of the child's mother.
Sergeant Galvip being satisfied of the facts,
yesterday appeared before Judge Smith and
made an affidavit, charging Katie R. Crane with
infanticide, and W. W. Crane with incest.
The woman was in such a condition that she
could not be removed from her bed, so an officer
was placed in charge of her.
W. W. Crane was arrested and sent by Judge
Smith to the Parish Prison without the benefit of
bail.
Coroner Roche is taking the necessary steps to
have the body of the child exhumed.
A Fine Gang of Peelers.
About 3 o'clock Tuesday morning a negro
thief was discovered in the yard of Mr. Baldwin's
residence, at the corner of Esplanade and Der.
bigny streets. The private watchman of the
beat pursued him, Officers Duooin and Balaer
fired several shots at him. and yet they failed to
capture him.
His Goose Was Cooked.
Yesterday, at the corner of Lafayette and Clai
borne streets, there was a lively little matinee,
during which James Cooke was made to dance a
double clog to the tune of a cowhide in the
hands of Mr. Peter Kernan. Cooke took the
flogging like a little major, but afterwards got
mad, and had Mr. Kernan lodged in the Central
Station on the charge of cowhiding him.
Railroad Personals.
BY THE MOBILE ROUTE.
The departures by the Mobile line Tuesday
evening were Mrs. E. W. Burbank, Miss Minnie
Burbank, Miss Annie Burbank, Miss Nellie Bur.
bank and Master Frank Burbank, for Nisgara
Falls; Miss S. C. Jones, for Bewanee. ren
nessee; W. H. Thomas, for the Virgini
Springs; A. Bassetti, for New York; W. H. Bal
lard, for Raleigh, N. C.; Sulre Jacks and Mars
Jacks, for Europe, via New York; Mis Sadle
Vivian for New York; Joshua Baker, for Alexan
dria, Va.; W. F. Tutt, for Blount Springs; Rev
Jesse Wailer, for the East.
lBrevittes.
Our friend, Mr. OnGus Bouligny, left our city yes
terday for a short sejouru in the country. Mr.
Bouligny will enjoy his respite from labor at
Woodville, Miss.
In their practice, yesterday morning, the
Riverside shell crew snagged a new shell bor"
rowed from the St. John Ulub, and daring the
shell race, last eveaing, the same crew fouled
something that knocked a small hole in their
own shell.
Short Items.
Willie Johnson, a youth thirteen years of age,
was incarcerated in the Foarh Station, charge.
by Sergeant Baobemin with the larceny of 1id
.fom the sobooner Lake Flower.
At 8 o'clock Monday night, during the absence
of Mr. Henry Osudet, his residence, No, SS2
Melpomene street, was entered by thtieve who
broke into the armotr in his sleeping apartment
and stole and carried away $60 and a gold wate,
and chain.
Mr. Gandet left one of his children to watch
the house while he repaired to the New Lake
End to see the regatta.
The child did not obey the commands of his
parent, and, instead of staying at the boase
went to play on the banquet, this giving the thtel
a cl ar field for bis operattor s.
0. It. Ontter, a oterk was arrested at the insti
as'ion of Mary Maf leld by Corporal Griffin and
Offlier untlivan for having malloously broken an
eight dollar pane of glass at a house of 1ll repute,
corner of Basin and Common streets.
Victor Hock, charged with making a mnrde">'
one assault upon Belly Nleoll on Monday morn.
Ing last, was iesterday released on bonds of $500
by Jadge Milteaberger, as the attending physl
roan had pronounced the wounded man out of
dinger.
THU CoUIRTC.
first District Court.
Tony Walkins, larceny, one year in the Peni
tentiary; Henry Williams, assault and battery
one day in Parish Prison; 0. Oarrett, assault and
battery, one month in Parish Prison,
ARRAIGNED.
Laroeny-Adam Bertel. Annie Johnson, John
Polldore ant Thomas 11 'blnson.
Assanilt and battery-itheard Toney and John
feury, Mlls Chicken.
PLEADtxD I 01n1n ,
Assault with Inltent to kill--ftltes Daiea,
second District tenrt S .
William G. Taylor applied to be emanolpaled.
The sncoession of Nancy Maria Taylor, widow
of John F, Taylor, was opined.
THE Dl$ADVAtTAG. OF NEWSPAPERM.
The toloratlon of newspaper corre
spondents by the Turks is putting them
at a disadvantage with the Russians.
The letters from the Turkish side are
read, marked and translated into Rus*
eian for the staff by gentlemen especial
ly employed for that purpose. A Lon
don paper of June 23 blishes an ex
act account of the defences of Rust
ohnk-a capital point for the Russians
to gain--actually under fire of their
guns. On June 241the whole of that in
formation could have been in the hands
of the Russians opposite Rustohuk,
telegraphed from London; not only the
nature of the defenses, but the very ar
mament of the batteries, the number of
Runs to each, their nature, the force
and position of the troops defending
them, are set forth with admirable ex
actness.
The Georgia Constitutlohal Convention..
ATLANTA, Ga., Aug. 2.-The conven
ion has decided to elect judges of the
Supreme and Superior Courts by joint
ballots of the Leglslature. The election
occurs in 1880.
Mr. Honore of Chicago the father-in
law of Col. Fred Grant, fids just filed a
voluntary petition to be adjudicated a
bankrupt. His secured debts amount
to $1,554,089, and the.unsecured debts to
*973,146.
Staub is a bully boy, and though he hasn't got
a glass eye he bas got a good eye for news. 8e
has now on hand at Goldthwaite's bookstore, on
Exchange Alley near the corner of ranal street,
together with all the latest dailies, Harper's a
zar, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, t
Traphic, the New York Illustrated times
Frank Leslie's Sunday Mageslse, Ml of S
lass wood uts antad most interestins stlories.
INSURACOE
ELEVENTH ANNUAL STATENENZ.0,
-Or TIx
FACTORS' AND TRADERS-,
INMMURAWCE COMPANT. :{
at... ....CARONDELET STREET........
Naw OLZ.Axs, May 17, Ir7s
The Trustees, in conformity with the cba)
of the Company. publish the following sot.
r mont of its affairs for the fiscal year ending ',s
April, 1877, to wit: Y
Premiums for the year- 8
On fire risks .............. 329,598 60
River risks................ 200,5o 28
Marine risks........... 37.273 31--$.7,767
Less
Unterminated premiums.
S177 ............. ......... 89,0 0 0
Return premiums.......... 9,487 27- 08,815 21
t Net earned premiums......... 46..... 91 92 ,
1 Losses paid, to wit:
On fire risks...$100,197 27
On river risks.. 104,669 49
On marine risks 34.708 97- 239.675 73
IR.-Insurance........... 31,194 08
Rebate account.......... 11.746 72
Sltate and city taxes and li
censes ............. 25,122 70
N. O. Board of Under
writers ................ 8.93 60
Gross general expenses.... 39,849 44- 38,412 27
Balance... ....... ... ...$112,589 66.
Add interest and discount and sav
ings received..................... 88,608 30
Leoss first semi-annual Interest paid
on Capital Stock. 5 per cent, and
second now due, 5 per cent....... 100,000 00
r Net profits...... .......... $101,142 95
Reserved to cover losses........ 28,000 00
Balance divided on net premiums.
1876-7......................... 78,142 96
The Company have the following assets, to.
h on hand.......... . 819.02 11
Accounts in course of collection;; 81,114 4
Bills receivable on pledge......... 465, .atk
I Bills receivable for premiums... . ...
Bank and other stocks ...............
City. State and other Bonds...... a··- ,4
Bonds of Masonic Grand Lodge of
Louisiana--.................. 5,000 00
Bonds of Odd Fellows' Hall Associa
tion . ..................... . ,00 oo 00
Bonds of Association for the Relief
of Jewish Widows and Orphans. 2,500 00o
Real estate .................................... 77,010 81
Total...................... .... $1.. ,282.908 6
The foregoing is a true and correct statement
from the books of the compaeny.
ED. A. PALFREY. President.
Taos. F. WALKER, Secretary.
BTATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 19the
day of May, 1877.
EDWARD IVY, Notary Public.
At a special meeting of the Board of Trustees.
Shld on the 17th inst., it was resolved to ay om
e demand a SECOND SEMI-ANNUALINTERES
OF FIVE PER CENT to April 30. 1877 making
10 per cent per annum on the CAPiTAL STOCK
of the company (51,000,000), and a cash dividend
of TWENTY per cent to stockholders on the4
amount (5389.588 97) of their net participating
premiums for the year endiingAn il 30 1877.
y ED. A, PALFREY, president.
e JOHN CHAFFE, ice President.
Taos. F. WALKEa8. Secretary.
TRUSTEES.
John I. Noble. T. Lytt. Lyon,
John Chaffe. Samuel H. Boyd.
Richard Milliken, Joseph McElroy,.
. J. I. Warren, W. J. Behan.
R. T. Buckner, B. F. Eshleman.
,p Samuel Friedlander, Wm. G. Black.
A. A. Yrtes. Chsrl-s Chaife,
e John I. Adams, L. C. Jnrey.
Isaae Scherck, Wm. Hartwell.
R. M. Walmsley, C. J. Leeds,
A. H. May. A. T. Janin,
8. H. Snowden. Joseph BowllngB
r my A. M. Biekhan
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