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T'AE BLOW OF '77.
WEAT NEW ORLEANS AND ITN Ar't
URBe SUFFPgEBD ROM FLOOD
AND WIND.
cetatls et the Mar.ges of Tuesday Night's
storm.
To those who were compelled to be away from
bome anad the comfurts of a cosy parlor, Tuesday
night will be one long to be remembered. Only
a Dore's pencil could portray its wildness, and a
Dickens' pen describe its madness. Wind and
aaln seemed vieing with one another in an efi'rt
to make It as terrifio as they could, and from
the results their endeavors were most success
tul. As hour after hour passed and still the wind
blew and the rain descended, those who thought
the gale of the previous day had been the climax
ot our equinoctial changed their minds, and
the nervons were on the qedi ete for a duplica
tion of the nlght before. The strong easterly
winds increased in violence, lasting until about
balflpast it o'clock of Tuesday night, oausing the
rising of the waters in the canals and doing
much damage, an accurate account of which
appeared in 3esterday's DeMoonAT.
AT MIDNIRHT
the wind veered suenddenly to the north, and chill
ing blasts swept over the angry surface of Lake
Ponteharirain aor.ss the flooded commons in the
neighborhood of our city, and gustily rushed
down the streets, tearing off signs from their
hangings and uprooting trees in its mad career.
Most of the thoroughfares were canals, and the
treet ears appeared more like water craft than
vehicles. It was a night the likes of whihob New
Orleans has not seen for more than twenty
years.
AT DAWN VYESTERDAY
the effects of the wild orgie of the elements were
scattered far and wide from the lake shore to
Algierse Fences lying flat, trees torn from their
foothold, chimneys showing jagged soars and
some of them beheaded, and water everywhere.
DOWN TO HOYT'S
many curious gasers hurried yesterday morning
to see the results, and a desolate scene met their
view. A heavy dredgeboat lay diagonally across
the canal, opposite the ruins of Brown's house,
her career up the canal having been stopped by
the falling of the long wooden arm with the iron
bucket attached.
ttst beyond Brown's, on the eastern side of the
eanal, the waves had eaten through the embank
ment, thus cntting off access to the boathouse
of the St. John's Rowing Olub, through which
gap the waves of the lake were running. Look.
Ing northward huge sheets of spray were dashing
high in the air, and proceeding in that direction
it was seen at a glance that the
REVETMENT WAS GONE.
The work of thb rollers, driven directly upon
the face of this work, haI secured a foothold
beneath it, and the earth behind and supporting
it was swiftly washed out. Before morning the
planking gave way and huge gaps in the levee
itself made. In one spot which the reporter
visited last evening the earth had caved in for
over one hundred feet, and in some places for
over fifteen feet in width, and the waves were
making the break still wider.
Further along, where the saloons were stand
Ing outside the revetment, the wind had done its
work too. One ancient-looking soda stand was a
total wreck; others had lost a gallery, and all
were dismantled, the furniture and fitures
having been removed. The debris of Bruning's
bath-house, with that of other bath-houses, were
tossed about beneath these buildings in a man
aer rather dangerous to their safety.
All along above the revetment showed the
same effects. The plank-fronting in many places
had been completely washed away, and at almost
every foot the levee was caving in behind it.
THE WEST END PAVILION
looked like some rock, so solidly did it resist the
storm. Although the waves dashed furiously
over the platform leading to it, the building
proper was not damaged in the least, proving
how thoroughly was it built. Sunken skiffs could
he seen in any number in the harbor inside of the
levee, and quantities of drift driven in by the
gale. The whole place looked very desolate, ren
dered the more so by the still lowering clouds
and the roar of the wind.
tliOW N"IS RIIOPRE
looked blue. Creay window shutters dangled by
one hinge; where the gallery should have been
it wasn't, and the l,itehlen was somnewhere in the
swamps. Thle rer platform was also gone and
the building itself much damaged throughout.
At the
NFV 1,\hE ItND
the wate-r Tuesd.y night was higher than ever
known ib fr,, and at ,ne time rose an inch
and one-half over the bench mark of the eilr
veyors , s1tintgo the leve I of the highes poit point on
the lMetauie IliRlge. The stell road was covertid
for two mtiles, and all along the sht.nr front,
where thllermen and woodcnutore live in their
little shanties, the water was three feet in depth.
There was mautch stlterillg aRtongst this class
and thhose who have their houses near oyt'e.
Major Hoyt, however, with his usual hospital
ity, seeing their condition, turned his hotel into
a place of refuge and gave up all his rooms to
the unfortunates until the water subsided.
REAR OF TuIE C'ITN.
At about midnight Tuesday the rain ceased
falling, but the wind continued to blow a perfect
hurricane. As it was from the north it was keen
and piercing.
It was fully two hours after the floodgates of
heaven had been closed before early pedestrians
could walk the streets.
The city front was damaged very slightly,
while the rear of the city, caused by the over
flowing of the diflorent canals, was entirely sub
merged.
At miduight Tuesday the water from the Lake
reached Gentilly Road, and the entire country for
miles arcund wasinundated.
At a number of houses on Gentilly Road the
water was up to the galleries, and skiffs were used
to convey the occupants to places of security.
In this section, the only damage so far sus
tained was the blowing down of a number of
fences and the uprooting of a large number of
valuable trees.
The whole of Gentilly Road, from the lake to
Luzenburg Hospital, is under water, and as there
are a large number of gardens by. which the
poorer class in this section of the country sub
sist destroyed, want will be felt bye number of
families.
several very fne orchards have all been de
stroyed. The loss estimated to garden trees and
fences in the rear portion of the city will exceed
865,000.
wrFTHIN THE CIY
the wind played havoo with signs, fences and
trees, there being over 180 fences, 300 signs and
as.aly 500 trees blown down.
Together with the Above several cornices of
housres were left a mme of shattered timber on
the banquettes, while doors and shutters were
trn from their hinges.
The front doors of the Superior Orimbal Court,
although securely bolted, were blown open and
damaead.
The eornioe of the residence of Mr. Joseph
euost, on Front street, between Short and Wash
legton, was blown down, and the roof of his
house partially destroyed.
A shed at the corner of Decatur and Marigny
streets was carried by the wind a distance of two
hundred yards.
The fire alarm telegraph post at the corner of
Bayou Road and Dorgenois streets was uprooted,
and in falling broke in half.
The dramine machine on Jordan Avenue was
out of order and had stopped work this morning,
but later in the day it was reported to be work
ing again. The break in the New Bsin, at the
corner of Julia and Olaiborne streets, was stopped
I by the city hands.
THE RIVER PRONT.
The steamer Katie, that was moored at the foot
of Third street, broke loose from her moorings,
I but was captured by a tug and made secure to
her wharf by new hawsers.
Beveral breaks in the levee along the left bank
I having been reported, one at Sorapuru market
and quite a number above First street, hands
were immediately put to work to repair them.
The north wind that prevailed for a number of
3 hours yesterday forced the water in the rear of
i the city to retire rapidly.
A number of coal boats are reported to have
bten swamped in the river.
The break in Butler's canal in the rear of the
Third District canused a good deal of damage.
9 The breaks that occurred in the Old Canal, on
3 Toulouse street, between Claiborne and Der
I bigny, were repaired by a gang of ten men.
The Melpomene, Dublin and Claiborne canals
were all three overflowed Wednesday morning.
A gang was put to work on the Claiborne canal.
The fence around the Olty Insane Asylum was
blown down and washed away. Steps were taken
to save the lumber.
A small break was reported underneath the
Perseverance boathouse on the New Basin.
nIGHT BANK OF THE RIVER.
The levee below MoOoy's, in McDonoghville,
caved in yesterday and was reported to be in a
dangerous condition. At last accounts it had not
been repaired.
A coal flat, loaded with 1000 barrels of coal, be
longing to Brown A Jones was swamped. Flat
and cargo a total loss.
A coal boat belonging to D. B. Woods broke
loose from her mooring, drifted into the steamer
fSt. Mary and broke one of her wheels.
The swift wind on the river carried away the
larboard smokestack of the steamer Tensae.
The steamboat Ohickasaw broke loose from her
moorings and floated rapidly a long distance down
stream, but was captured by a tug and tied up
before doing any damage.
The life boat of the tug Jerry blew off the
latter's hurricane roof into the river and was
swamped.
The doors of the truck house of the hook and
ladder company on Alix street, Algiers, were
blown from their hinges and destroyad. The
fence around the Olive graveyard was also blown
down.
NILNEBURO.
At Milneburg the scene was heartrending;
families were driven from their homes and forced
to take refuge in the swamps.
There was more property devastated at tbls
point than at any other point in or outside of the
city. The water was thirteen inoches deep In the
village, and several houses had been wrecked by
the gale. The lighthouse wharf is washed away.
The railroad track from the ladies' and gentle
men's bath-house to the lake met with the same
fate.
Nothing remains to show where the ladies' and
gentlemen's bath-house stood. Trisconi's house
was still standing, but signals of distress were seen
floating over the house. Of the new bulkhead
not a vestige remains, and thB foundation of the
public school was also washed away. The houses
on the eastern shore are all destroyed.
The milkmen drove their stock into the swamps
for protection. The loss at this point is estimat
ed at $3880,000.
Mr. Miggel was very kind to those whose prop
erty had been destroyed. He took them into his
l house, sheltered and fed them.
THE DRAINING CANALS.
Considerable anxiety had been felt as early as
Tuesday afternoon for the safety and security of
the levees bordering several of theelargest of
our draining canals. The backwater had before
brought about such disastrous results, like ones
were feared from the easterly gale, and true to
the prognostications, several breaks occurred.
At the Morgan levee, on the Marigny canal, the
embankment succumbed, although but little
damage followed from it, as it protected but a
small area of low land. On the New Canal, at
the junction of Claiborne street, another break
occurred, which was soon repaired. On the
Butler Canal, back of the Luzenburg Hospital,
the levee broke, allowing much water to flow into
tihe rear of the Third District. On the Old Basin
in yesterdays DEMOCRAT a full account of the
breaks were given.
CUTTINO A LEVEE.
At about 2 o'clock Wednesday morning Sergt.
Bachemin, in making his rounds along the Old
Ilain, disecovered C man busily engaged, spade
t halud, digging at the levee near Mirostreet.
When the presence of the offi3er was detected,
the men boat a hasty retreat, not forgetting to
throw the ouly clue to his identity, a shovel, into
the water. The officer chased the villain, firing
at lim, but without success, and the fugitive
escaped over a fence on Miro street, the darkness
preventing further pursuit.
AT GENTILLY STATION
the water from the lake reached a depth of two
and a half feet. Wednesday at 1 o'clock a. m., the
water was up to the floor. of the houses, and
skifls run up to the galleries. Fences were blown
down and valuable trees uprooted. The whole of
Gentilly Road, from the lake to Luzenberg Hos
pital, is now under water. The water is said to
be higher than it was in 1871. It is estimated
that the losses to fences, trees and gardens ex
ceed $25,000. Several orange orchards are de
stroyed.
The Wind's Velocity.
At the signal office the Sergeant in charge, Mr.
Nelson Gorom, reports that, at midnight on Tues
day, the wind blew between thirty-nine and forty
miles an hour, and at 7 o'olock yesterday mern
ing its velocity had decreased to twenty-eight.
A Peeler on the muscle.
Pat Bruen, a peeler, and supposed to be a pre
server of the public peace, had a knock down
fight with a man named R. B. Mitchell, at the
corner of Magazine and Julia streets.
Another myrmidon put an end to the fight by
locking Bruen and Mitchell up in the Central
Station. _
Silver Soapina.
Silver Soapina. Gold Soapina, Pearl Soapina
can be found with all grocers, unless he is pre
judiced against home manufacture, or is an
enemy to the South.
Buy your buggies and carriages from L T.
Maddax, 85 Carondelet street, near corner Gra
vier.
Donot fail to drop in at Hea'h, Pippey &
Lara's, 97 and as Camp street. and select one of
the many exquisite carpets offered by them at
reasonable prices.
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AT AUCTION THss DAY
by Nash & Hodgson. auctioneers, at No. 141
Clio street. between Prytania and St. (harlee
streets. for account of the succession of Sam'l
P, Iuss, ;ee advertisement,
SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE.
SECOND DAT'S KERSION OF THE BOARD
OF sUPERVIIORUl OF THE AG
RICULTUIRAI COLLEGE.
They Will Apply to Have 187I,000 Trust
Fund Exbhanged for Consols.
The Board of Supervisors of the Louisiana
State University and Agricultural and Mechani
cal College meet at noon yesterday, pursuant to
adjournment, at the Executive office, Vice Presi
dent J. H. Williams in the chair, and but five su
pervisors (no quorum) present.
A recess was then taken, when one of the mem
bers repaired to the Executive Mansion and re
turned with the Governor, who was ill, but who
left his bed that the business of the board might
NOT IE DELATED.
A quorum having been secured, the board was
called to order by the Governor, who stated that,
in the matter of funding the seminary bonds
(1137,000), there was one difficulty which might
arise if the board decided to fund them, and that
was, that the board did not have absolute posses
sion of the bonds. They were in the joint cuse
tody of the Secretary of State and State Treas
urer, who were the depositaries, and were they
to object to delivering them in case the board
decided to fund them, there might be
diicualty. The question would be brought up to
test the sense of the board upon the
MATTER OF FUNDING,
and he would like to hear the views of the board.
Dr. Williams thereupon moved that the board
direct the Secretary of State and State Treese
arer to present the bonds for funding to the State
Board of Liquidation.
Gen. Brent remarked that the board needed
money to carry on the work they had undertaken.
The State, he said, had made no provision to pay
any money, as there had been no appropriation,
and the board was
WITHIIOT ANY MONEV.
The State tax was, outside of that for school pur
poses, only seven mills, and that net being suffi
olent to provide funds for the institution if even
the appropriation was made, he thought it better
to fund the bonds now and then ask the Legisla
ture for the other 41 per cent of the $137,000 after
they had been fundea.
The Governor inquired how far the legal estop
pel operated upon the question.
Gen. Brent remarked that in his opinion it did
not cover it. The board were merely the true
tees of a fund belonging to the childrenof the
State, and could not be the beneficiaries in any
manner.
Gov. Nicholls was satisfied that there could be
NO LEGAL OBJECTION
to the funding as far as the United States gov
ernment was concerned; the only question was
in regard to the estoppel.
Then the Legislature might say, if the bonds
were funded, that the board had agreed to
waiv3 all clhim to the 40 per cent additional at.
ter the bonds had been funded at 60 per cent sac
cording to the funding law. He indorsed Oen.
Bren,'s idea that this was a trust fund and that
the Legislature ought to make it good.
Dr. lyland stated that the Legislature would
recognize it as a trust fund.
The Governor did not believe that the Legisla
ture would take eny action on the bonds unless
they were funded.
Dr. Ryland was of the opinion that if the board
had no need for the money until the. meeting cf
Legislature, the
nOARD MITOIT WAIT
until then, and if the school could not be opened
until October the money would not be needed.
Dr. Williams seemed to think that the board
had better take the necessary steps to get funds
so it could start the school.
Some discussion followed over the probability
of securing the interest on the past due coupons
of the new console, should the bonds be funded.
Dr. Ryland suggested that If money was not
needed until the Legislature met, the better plan
would be to wait and go to the Legislature for it.
The motion was then put and carried, Dr. Ry
land voting in the negative and explaining that
he was in favor of Ihe funding, but not at pres
ent, or not until the board had
ASKED THE LEOISLATUBE
for assistance.
Gen. Brent offered the following resolutions,
which were adopted:
Resolved, That the Secretary of State and State
Treasurer be instructed to present for exchange
the $137,000 of State bonds issued in pursuance
of act of Congress No. 616, approved March 3,
1827, and constituting a part of the seminary
fund of which they are the depoeltaries, for the
consohdated bonds of the State provided for by
act No. 8, approved January 24, 1874, and for the
above purpose the said depositaries are directed
and are authorized to deliver the above described
bonds to the
BOARD OF LIQUIDATION.
provided for under act No. 3, and to receive from
It cone lidated bonds in lieu thereof, and which
said consolidated bonds are to be held by the
depositaries on the like conditions as the said
first described bonds are now hold.
Resolved, That the said Board of Liquidation
be requested to write or stamp across the face of
the consolidated bonds exchanged as aforesaid
the words "belonging to the fund of the Louisi
ana State University and Agricultural and Me
chanical College, and not transferable."
Resolead, That in case the Secretary of State
and State Treasurer should fail to present for ex
change the State bonds now held by them, and be
longing to the Louisiana htate University and Ag
ricultural and Mechanical College, for conseolidat
ed State bonds, as requested this day by resola
tion of the board, the president of the board be
authorized to take legal steps to oblige them to
make such exchange, and
TO EMPLOY COUNSEL
for that purpose.
Dr. Williams offered the following, which was
ado phted:
herese, the State of Louisiana received
patents for two townships of public lands in pur
suance of acts of Congress, approved in 1806, 1811
and 1827, and
Whereas, said lands were donated by Congress
and accepted by the State in trust for the estab
lishment of a seminary of learning, which said
trust the State proceeded to execute by selling
the said lands, reverting the proceeds into its
treasury, and by issuing therefor $187,000 of iti
bonds in pursuance of act No. 182 of 1857, which
said bonds, representing the money so received
in truset as aforesaid, with six per cent interest
per ancum, was declared by law to constitute the
fond for the establishment of a
SEMINARY OF LEARNING,
the interest thereof to be paid semi-annually; and
Whereas, since the let of January, 1874, the
said State has failed to pay the interest on said
trust fund, or to make any provision for such pay
ment, except such provision as may be found in
act No. 3, approved January 24, 1874, whereby it
is provided that all bonds of the State must be
exchanged for new bonds called consolidated
bonds, at the rate of sixty cents of consolidated
bonds for one hundred cents of old bonds, and
due provision for the payment of interest on these
consolidated bonds is made; and
Whereas, the State has utterly neglected for
more than three years to pay any interest on the
said seminary trust fund, whereby the object of
the donation by Congress has been disappointed;
and
Whereas, by law the Louisiana State Univer
sity and Agricultural and Mechanical College is
now the owner of the said trust fund, and find
ing itself without means to execute the duties
devolved on it by law, by reason of the failure to
pay interest on the said trust fund, has con
sented to
EXCHANGE THE $137,000
of old State bonds for consolidated bonds at a
discount of forty per cent, and
Whereas, It is the belief of this board that
the State rather through inadvertency than from
a well considered intention, has failed to provide
fully for its tzuet obligations as aforesaid, there
fore be it
Resolved, That the Board of Supervisors of the
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and
Mechanical College
DO BOLEM'NLY DECLARE
that they have consented to receive interest on
only saxty per cent. of its fund, under the
sense of the necessities of the situation
caused by the 1ltlure of the State to
pay it any intereet, and by the realisation
of the fact that the youths of the State, who are
the real benedolaries of the liberal donation of
the Federal government, are growing up with
oet receiving the advantages intended to be given
them by the patriots and s;ateamen who utier the
administration of Presidents Jefferson and Madi
son planned the endowment of an institution to
give to posterity opportunities denied to them
and to their own children; and the said boeard do
further solemnly protest against the reduction of
the fund belonging to them, and confidently
appeal to the p.ople of the state and to the
Leglilature to take measures to maittain com
plete and intact the generous endowment of the
Fathers of the Republic.
The board then adjourned to meet at Baton
Rouge on October 1, as provided by law.
THE CARR-I AUNI CAME AGAIN.
Seligsman, Hellman & Co. Ask for Judg
ment Against the Firm for $10,810.
Yesterday, in the Fifth District Court, suit was
filed against Carr & Latn by Messrs. Seligman,
Hellman & Co. for $36,810, as due on certain bills
of exchange and as damages resulting from their
illegal practices.
Petitioners say that Mortimer Carr and Louis
B. Laun, members of the late commercial firm of
Carr & Laun, are indebted to petitioners in the
sum of $836,810 47, with damages thereon at the
rae of ten dollars for each one hundred dollars
of said sum of $680,810 47, and five per cent per
annum interest upon said principal and damages
from judicial demand for this, to wit:
That on or about the 7th or 8th days of Febru
ary last, 1877, the said firm of Carr & Lann being
largely indebted to petitioners for advances to
them made, and in part satisfaction of said in
debtedness transferred and delivered to them six
certain bills of exchange, drawn in duplicate and
in the ordinary form customary in o6mmercial
circles m the city of New Orleans, amounting
in the aggregate to the sum ef $149,105 70,
the first of said bills being for the sum of
$49,1015 ;0, and isdated at New Orleans, February
7, 1877, drawn by Carr &. Laun to the order of
themselves, and indrsed, due sixty days after
eight upon the firm of Belig & Lamothe, of
Bremen, in the empire of Germany, against a
pretended consignment of 250 bales of cotton,
per bark Flora, from the port of Mobile, Als
tama, with the Niedersacheisehen Bank; that to
said bill was attached a forged and certified bill
of lading, pretending to show that 250 bales of oot
ton were shipped by said Carr & Laun in good or
der and on board the Norwegian bark Flora; that
the other five bills, in sets, are each for the sum
of 20,000 reicbmarks, dated at New Orleans, Feb
ruary 8, 1877, and drawn by defendants, and made
payable at the same place and bank.
Petitioners aver that the said firm of Carr &
Lann are insolvent, but have property rights
and credits within the jurisdiction of this court,
and that Mortimer Uarr is about to assign or
dispose of his property rights and credits, or
some part thereof, with intent to defraud his
creditors, an.l that he has converted, or is about
to nonvert his property into money.
Further averring, petitioners say that they sue
pect that Max A. D upkin, as president of the
Louisiana State L,,ttery Company, and Wm. It.
Richardson, as cashier thereof, or either or both
of them individually, have in their possession
property belonging to said Mortimer Carr.
Wherefore they pray that the said Mortimer
Carr and Louis B. Laun be cited to appear and
answer this petition, and after due proceedings
and the legal delays they be condemned in solido
to pay to petitioners' said firm, the sum of
$36,810 47 and $368 04 as damages and five per
cent per annum thereon (principal and damages)
from judicial demand, and all costs of suit, and
that in the meantime a writ of attachment issue
from this court commanding the sheriff of this
parish to seize and take into his possession all the
property, rights and credits belonging to said
Mortimer Carr within the jurisdiction of this
court, and that said attachment be maintained.
They further pray that the said M. A. Dauphin,
as President of the Louisiana State Lottery Com
pany, and Wm. A. Richardson, as cashier there
of, be made parties to this suit as garnishees,
and that they be cited, according to law, to de
clare on oath what property belonging to said de
fendant Carr, or either of them, either individu
ally or as officers of said company.
THE COUTRTB.
sixth District Court.
Edwin V. Hands yesterday applied to the Sixth
District Court for a writ of injunction to issue
against the Mayor of the city of New Orleans
and the Chief of Police.
I'etitio.er represents that he rented the house
No. 95 Customhouse street, and has formed a
club for the purpose of amusing themselves in
the evening socially, and they have a right to do
so. He represents that there is no noise and no
disturbance created in any manner which would
in any way call for the interference of the police.
Wherefore petitioner prays that a writ of in
junction issue, ordering, enjoining, restraining
and prohibiting the city of New Orleans and
Thomas N. Boylan, Chief of Police of the city of
New Orleans, and his subordinates on the police
force from molesting, disturbing or interfering
with petitioner arid his friends in the contented
enjoyment and use of his said premises, No. 95
Customhouse street, and that defendants be
cited to answer this petition. Injunction issued
on bond of $250.
THE PISTOL AGAIN.
A Mhooting Affray That Came Near Being
a Double Traaedy.
At half-past 8 o'clock last night a difficulty took
place at the corner of St. Mary and Tohoupitoi
las streets, between Henry Goetz, a barkeeper,
and a man who is styled Big Jim, which resulted
in Big Jim being shot in the face, and a youth
named Willie Armstrong, a spectator, being shot
in the calf of the leg with a pistol in the hands
of Goetz.
It appears that the two men had a previous
difficulty, which they had agreed to settle at a
future day, and, as Big Jim, it seems, chose last
night as the time of the ifinal settlement, he
entered his enemy's bar-room at the hour above
stated, and drawing a revolver fired three shots
at his man withot effect.
Goetz then "tumbled" to his revolver that was
behind the counter, and gave his assailant shot
for shot.
The first ball that Goetz fired struck Big Jim
in the face just below the eye. This was as much
as Jim wanted and he beat a hasty retreat out of
the door. As he was gracefully getting out of
range Goetz gave him two more balls, bus they
missed the intended target, and one of the balls
passed through the calf of Willie Armstrong's
leg, a spectator.
Goetz, after the shooting, surrendered at the
Sixth Precinct Station and was locked up.
Big Jim managed to conceal himself, but was
subsequently arrested, and as the wound in his
face did not appear to be a dangerous one he
was also incarcerated in the same station.
The youth Willie Armstrong, who was only
slightly wounded, from appearances, was taken
charge of by his friends and conveyed to his resi
dence in the vicinity.
Railroad Personals.
BY THE MOBILE ROUTE.
The following were some of the departures by
the tobile hne last evening: G. McCarthy, f r
Boston; S. A. Carter, for Mississippi; Alice Bond,
for Columbus, Ga.; S. M. Asher, for Pensacola;
Hon. Wm. B. Spencer, for Sewanee, Tenn.; F.
Kisselback, for Chattanooga; Chas. A. Starks, for
Atlanta.
BY THE JACKSON ROUTE.
The following were the departures by the Great
Jackson Route last evening: Edwin E. Shunks
and wife, O Elmer, Sam Fellows, Lucius Miller.
St. Louis; M. G. Norton, Mrs. Buckingham, Chi
cago; C. O. Wiliis, Baltimore; S. G. Kreeger,
Memphis; H. W. Johnson, J. J. Dounlass, J.
Meyers, M. Isaace. New York; G. W. Fulton and
wife, Mrs. E. G. Holden, J. Benson, Jr., Charles
Long, Cincinnati: Mrs. H. L. Jewell, B. A. Abra
hams, J. Hohn, M. V. Mallory. Louisville; Peter
Hague, Philadelphia; W. P. Williams, Wilming
ton, N. C.; T. Kenner, John Barne, S. W. Kas.
sard, New York; James White, Wbshington, D. C.
This cold weather reminds us that carpets add
very much to the comfort of a house. Messrs,
Heath, Pippey & Lara have just r ceived a very
choice assortment of carpets, all of which are of
the newest and most fashionable designs. Their
sto* k of oilcloths are also large and of very
pretty patterns. O ie can scarcely fail to be
pleased ahen he inspects the varied assortment
of carpets, oilclioths. mittings, window shades.
wall paDer, etc., displayed by Messrs. Heath,
yippey & Lara, 97 and 99 Camp street.
MUNICIPAL MAgRS.
THE STORM AS A DAMPER.
The storm of the previous day seemed to have
cast a damper over the business at the City Hall,
and was about the only topic of conversation.
The Surveyor's department was entirely deserted,
Mr. d'Hemecourt and his subalterns having
started out early in the morning to examine the
condition of affairs in the rear of the city. Mr.
Cavanac was also absent from his office, he hav
ing gone on a similar mission to the New Lake
and elsewhere.
Mr. d'Hemecourt, who did not return to town
until after dark last evening, reports that the
water of the lake were higher during the storm
of yesterday, by three inches, than it ever was
known to be, and that he is informed that for
one moment it was one inch above the Metairie
Ridge level, as indicated by the bench stone at
the lake. With the assistance of the men of the
Improvements Department, Mr. d'Hemecourt
was engaged during the day in closing a breach
in the Bayou sauvage, near London Avenue.
The inundation at the intersection of the
Pontchartrain itailroad and Gentilly road, Mr.
d'Hemecourt says, is due to the grading of the
railroad, which is much lower than the ridge,
due, it seems, to the prevailing idea at the time
the Pontchartrain Railroad was constructed (the
second built in the United States) that a railroad
had to be laid on a dead level, and that other
wise it wrul i not work.
The Surveyor also claims that the storm has
proved conclusiveyiv the necessity of construct
ing a flo.d gate at People's Avenue Canal, to pre
vent the inundation of the Third District, which
I he recommended to the Council two months ago.
1 Mr. d'Hemecourt ascribed the submerging of
the bench stone at the lake to the sudden shift-.
ing of the wind from the eastward to the north
west, the latter wind driving the water from the
other side of the lake to this before the waters
from the gulf had time to recode; and he esti
mates that the level of the lake must have been
for a moment three feet lower on the Mandoville
side than on this. He adds, that between 12 and
6 o'clock yesterday afternoon the water in theo
canals had fallen four inches, and should the
wind continue favorable, the fall would by this
Smorning be fro one foot to eighteen inches
POIlCEMIEN DIsMIwMED.
seventy-Seven Vacancies In a Few Montlis.
Mr. Bower, the secretary of the Mayor, ac
cording to instructions, keeps very neatly a rec
ord of the status of the police, which is corrected
daily, and is not only an excellent work for gene
ral reference but servos to avoid many errors
that might otherwise occur. For example, the
record shows the qame of eiery police
man who may be dbargea with an of
fense, together with a synopeis of the charge.
thus providing against the loss or abstraction of
the regular blank on which the charge is entered;
the name of every policeman who may have re
signed or been dismissed, all of which is particun
larly intended to keep the Mayor perfectly posted
about the police without having to depend on the
minuted of the Police Board, reference to which
in certain cases might be laborious and tedious.
It was while looking over this record that we
became convicted of the excellent chances of ap
plicants for positions on the force without having
to wait too long, for the record shows that out of
about 401) policemen constituting the force, there
have been during the short time since its organ
ization no fewer than forty-nine men who harv
been dismissed, while twenty-eight have re
signed, making a total of seventy-seven, or
nearly twenty per cent of the total force.
This statement will also serve to show to those
who remain on the police, and those as well who
may be ambitions to get on, that the Police Board
is in earnest, and does not intend that worthless
individuals shall be entrusted with the guardian
ship of the peace of the city.
It is expected that there will be a considerable
number of vacancies in the force very shortly, by
resigns'ion, a goodly number of the men on the
rolls being cotton screwmen who, when the crop
comes in fairly, will not remain at fifty dollars a
month when they can make four to six dollars a
day at their regular trade.
BREVITIES.
Major Muldoon, who is a long-range artist of
the very first callibre, said if yesterday's was a
fish-tail or a chopping wind, he didn't want to
practice at the Canal street (corner) range any
longer. His sights, he said, were completely
dazzled with the street crossings, and as for ele
vations, why they could get them too high to
suit him, especially when they were borne across
the Canal street range just over a pair of num
ber two gaiters and wore blonde hair with a
black dress, and black hat:trimmed with a yellow
feather.
A well-known and wargish cotton operator,
who is said to be somewhat "short" on 8eptem
ber futures, while standing on the corner of
Canal and Bourbon streets last evening, when
the wind was blowing a gale and when a half dozen
handsome young ladies were crossing the street,
remarked to a friend. after glancing towards the
ladies, that he actually believed the storm would
have a tendency to raise cotton goods. And
"~hort" is a married man, too.
A Custom-House habitue remarked yesterday
that the weather was decidedly Hayes-y sonth of
Mason and Dixon's line the moment the Presi
dent and party made their appearance in Louis
ville.
The weather permitting, the New Orleans Gun
Club will continue its match-shooting at Frog
moor to-day at 5 p. m. The match will be at
pigeons aLd glass balls.
WHORT ITEM .
Brutnu Jackson put his foot into it when he as
saulted George Garrison with a knife, for George
swore gut an affidavit against him and he was
lodged in the Central Station to answer.
Hannah Anderson tried to caress Caroline
Starks with a brick, but she used the brick so
roughly on Caroline that she had her arrested for
assault and battery.
Barney Riley did not see much of the storm, as
he was trying to keep warm in a cell in the Cen
tral Station, waiting to answer the charge of
stealing a "super" from James Killeles.
Ed. Marigney was locked up in the Third Pre
cinct on the charge of cutting and wounding with
intent to kill one Vary Stevens.
George Forrest, for biting, assault and battery
and threats, was yesterday sent by Acting Judge
Holmes to the First District Court under $250
bonds.
Mike Collins went to the First District Court to
be tried by a jury, under $250 bonds, for entering
a dwelling house in the day time and committing
the crime of larceny.
Andrew Graft, for assault and abuse, and threats
to kill, was fined $10 or twenty days in the Parish
Prison, and for resisting a court officer, wh'ile
serving a warrant, was sent before the First Dis
trict Court under $250 bonds.
Kate Shield, a young lady supposed to be in
sane, was locked up in the central Station.
imon Stacks was immured in the Central
Station, charged with furious driving and crip
pling a mule.
At 9 o'clock yesterday morning Dr. Walker's
residence, corner of Napoleon Avenue and Coli
seum street, was slightly damaged by fire. Loss
$10. The doctor had a lot of valuable books de
stroyed by the flames. No alarm turned in.
Fire.
At half-past 1 o'clock last night an incendiary
set fire to the First Mission Colored Church,
corner of Erato and Peters streets. The church
was totally destroyed. Loss $1000; no insurance.
Window shades in all tints and of the latest
designr, have been received and are for sale at
roasonalle prices by Heath, Pipe y & Lara, 97
and 91 Camp street.
NOTICE TO TEACHERS.
OFFICE CHIEF SUPERINTEN'T PUBLIC SCHOOLS, I
New Orleans. Sept. 18, 1877. )
All applicants for positions as teachers in the
City Schools who have not yet recorded in the
Superintendent's office their names. residences
and the grades for which they wish to be ex
amined. are r. quired to do so, either personal
ly or by written communication, previous to the
examination appointed for MONDAY. 24th inst.
W31. O. ROGER ,
Superintendent Public Schools of New Orleans.
se19 4
THE NEW ORLEAN4 PACIFIC AIL. S'
WAY COMPANY
Have removed their office to the commodious
ground floor of the building No. 159 Common
street, formerly occupied by the New Orleans
tIaslight Cmipany.
In making this announcement they desire to
exprers their thanks to those of their fellow
eitizens whil hItve thus far extended their aid
to this great enterprise, while again appealing
to the entire community to promptly come for
ward and subhscrilb e in accordance with their
means, In order toea ahl the directory to push
with retnrewcd vigor tile work already so far ae
complishl.d to completion.
Every facility will be given, on application at
ithe offcee, to impart the information required to
convince every one that the success of the road
ti assured as soon as the sum of $s7r,o0o is
reached, lither in subscriptions to the first
mortgrrgn Ionds or to the stock of the company.
In ordr r to place their securities within reach
of all classes rof our people, the company have
issued scrip limited ill amount to $50,000, and
made roc'civnblen ither for stock when presented
in sums of $I~,. or for freight rr passage on
complertion ,of tlhe road. This scrip is divided
irnto notes of sror, $2n, $10 and sr, transferable by
bearer, thus ntablin.g all to aid this immeasur
ably important work, tihe success of which will
!rrgelyv r1'Jonnrrl to the interests of every man.
woman and rhldi in this city.
With regard to trh fir-t mortgage bonds, no
one orcn doubt their being i first class invest
mront, apartr from the r'olltteral advantages
whirh will e dririved by tihe residents of this
rity; anl that they will tie so regarded by our
rmooreyedl institutions tie compmny refer to a
reromnrlrlndaltiorr marde a short time since by
tIhe presindents of nrearly nll our banks and in
sturarne corn C patnier of the se'ond1 mortgage 1
rper rrent btonlds of tlth conlmpany, when nuoh an
I isste was cornterrl plated.
To show the cornflridnr' felt1 by these institu
tions in tilhe proposed roatd, their offleers recom
ml'n ath , ,cond morrtgtrag bonlds of the New
Orleans I'acitl, R ailway Cormpany as a "first
class 7 per renllt Itper annum interest paying
investment.'" and say "they will be received by
their several trstitutions aas security for loans..
with ar mrch rr.rliness as any other 7 per
crn0t secutlrity of trhe Htater of Louisiana: they un
hi:sitItlingly commend those bonds for invest
mont."
With this indulemennt supplemented by the
assuraunce that the, oomrpany can obtain all else
utcessary to place the entire road in working
order when this seemingly small sum shall
have been provtied for, ancl further, that in
stead of secontd mortgaget, first mortgage a per
cent bornls are sulstituted, can any citizen, who
really dresires the prosprrity of this city, which
han been so long rrtardedl by the simple want of
proper communication with the almost inex
hau.sthbl, reasourcs of 'IT'xas, Arkansas and
Nortthern Lmurisianafail to respond promptly to
this appr'al ?
E. B. WHEELOCK,
Presiridnt New Orleans 'Par.ille Railway Com
any. sets im2dp
SCHOUL BOOKH.
HIn.ving boon awarded by the State Boar.4 hJ.
Edulwation a majority of the bids for furnish .
ihe public schools of the State, and having a-l
rannwments with publishers, we are proparedto
furnish the following books at prices named.
Column No. I is lowest retail price adopted;.
column No. 2 exchange price, for first Introduc
tion. when books of similar grade in actual us4
are taken in exchange:
No. I. No.2.
Watson's Independent S4peller .. 2 11
Watson's Primary Reader 2. , It
Wa'son's S. eond Rea*I r -... . 40 t1
Watson's Third R.ader ..........55 r 0
Watson's gonurtth Rea lr .. 7 )
Watson's Fifth heder, tl .... .....( t)
Watson's Hixth Reader ... ...1i 20 i0
Steele's Philosophy. Astronomy.
ea'h ....... ............... . 1 20 0F
Streeol's.Chemistry, Oology.each 1 2)0 61
Steele's Zoology .............. 1 20 61'
Private s'hools will be allowed same prices alr
public schools.
Other lists will be publlihed hereafter.
LMIERAL DISCOUN r TO TIIE TRADE,
J. C. EVRICH,
BOOKEELLER AND STATIONER,
130 .... ...... anal street..... ....... I!
NEW ORLEANS.
stl r5-1lm2dp
W. W. CLARK. JNO. W. NORRIS, D. TnEp ,
President. Vice President. Secretary
and Treas,
DIEBOLD SAFE AND LOCK CO.
The Leading Safes in the world. Have nea
failed to preserve their contents against
FIRE OR BURGLARS,
though tested thousands of times.
tablishing themselves in business
their interest to give me a call be
ing elsewhere. Over twenty Hecon
bination Lock Safes on hand. for sal
A. ROY,
Agent New Orleans branch Diebold Safe nd
Lock Company,
au22 2dptf 22 Canal street.
Established 1809. P. O. BOe.01'
WHITE'S GINNERY,
Office 26 Union, near Carondelet street
TO COTTON FACTORS AND PLANTERS
GINNING TERM4-THE SEED.
BAGGING, TIES, TWINE and DRAY
furnished FREE since 1876. '
Parties wishing to know the average yield of
Cotton ginned at "WHITE'S GINNERY" last
season will please send to the undersigned for
circulars.
D. PRIIEUR WHITE.
aulo 6m 2dp
New Orleans Savings Instituti
No. 156 Canal Street.
TBEUTEES:
A. MOULTON. E. A. PAL7EEY,
CARL KOHN, T. L. BAYNE,
DAVID URQUHART. GEORGE JONAS,
JOHN G. GAINES, THCS. A, ADAMS,
THOS. A. CLARKE. CHRIST'N SCHND BI;
CHAS. J. LEEDS. SAMUEL JAMISON
Interest Allowed on Deposits.
u. UBQUHABT. President.
ORts. KILSHAr. Treasurer. al15 lfh,
ART. CARRLERBE. O. CARURsa.
. L. CARRIERS. Cas. J.
A. C ARRIERE & SONS,
COMMISSION MERCHANT
Corner Boyad and Custobehose.
Liberal Advances made on Consignments to
our friends in
LONDON. LIVERPOrOL.
arm s9rdp JIVB2E and B0IZL ZeL