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xwICIPAL MKi'ER.
@Mg IU PgWAICA L I WD FfaITION.
n5W W5prtiep w+.;iA the Mayer on the Ace
Ve0 f l adise ognith and gheritl
Meaueton.
b &MlflIt"tlaors of hinses and of Accounte
their comblnbd monthly report to the Ooan
i. . .....4y, o .ether 4with a statement of the
S *.e collectede by the city for each
om 1801 to the thirty-first October of the
year. These documents, published ofB.
f o:im. in this morning's DmocnAT, chow that up
a l4e6 last mentioned, the collections for
: have amounted to $1,000,800 81, against
-$,0.NL 1'6durin the same period n,1818.
th u e mouth of October only $88,849
ae eolled, however, from this onroe of
bihIIJ eesNtmpi from taxe, eovrding to the
ait were estimated at ,'760,000, in round
-. ir, which would show that the taxpayers
Oils 4 re delinquent for the year 1877 to the
make these statements to show to what ex
' te ty Is embarraased in this particular
fltue of taxpayers to come up and settle
tares on capital and real estate; for we do
iflid. the delinquenlees in the payment of
ease nd other revenues, whloh are far
as yet.
Stew tkes 8115,000 a month
reO mas.E TEa ArooUtlN
SS'.- e general fund, which lncludes the bills for
. I.S Io salatrie and fees of olerke laborers,
sheriff, Judgments, the fire departmen
s along lit of other items, or 1,880,000 a year.
it aseold be remembered that during the
flear months of thi year more than $115,000
S asth were required to pay the olty's ourrent
rfor example, there was one item of
one, over and
ASO. E THE APPORTIOlMENT
i i the "Nicholle Pollee," as it wea oclled during
-.eltus que. It also coet during the first sel
i ,oths of the year 880,000 a month for street
vementa, whilst now under the contract
it only cosets 16,00 a month. But for
rOe in the expenditures of the oily gov
Sltoa 1877 we could give our readers a preclse
nt of the manner tIn which it has been run
.theyear. As it Is, the the task would be too
to undertake Just now. At all events
will appear when the financial depart
. shail make
ITS ANNUAL REPORT,
.I* the next two months.
,OU maIn object to-day is to show with better
than heretofore why the creditore of the
have not been paid up. Nevertheless, and
telanding some extraordinary amounts
the city has had to pay this year, the
th bills have been settled up to the reet of
er, with the exception of $14,000, the
i pay of the fire department and one or
trifling sume besides.
THIn IS AN IXPROYVMIKT
the year 1875, when the city stopped paying
Sd i, we think, and on the year 1876, when
were stopped in Jul or August.
rate speolfied above It would require to
l mber, October, Nov mber and De
, the sum of at leaut $40,000. This
met necessarily be ootained from ftaxe
eptctl and real estate, license taxes, re
: e' fes, pound ees. eto., and these rev.
mon t come in at a more rapid rate than
to October to enable the city to do so.
Sthe 81e of October there was a balance of
edl 06706 69 on hand In the city treasury.
had occasion
To eP-AK TO MAYOR PILSBURY
on the subject of the determination of
e 8m th not to turn into the city treasury
coolected in his court. The Mayor, of
thinks that
InN JDOGE I9 wEoNo,
se uay. Judge Smith, a. well as every
understands the condition of the olty
h reason why it cannot pay lie monthly
a tat no preference was made In favor of
rditor farther than to pay each in a cer
order, aocording to their importance, and
Soneo reditonr paid for any month until
.° alty's oreditors have been paid for the pr.
Smanth. If, ad the Mayor, we paid our.
A.8 pleference to the other creditore of the
Smith would have cause for oom
S: we do not.
We t spoke of the injunotion taken out by
2'" 5BHnnEIFF HOU8TON.
S eayor eressed himself as being without
henslon on that score. Sheriff Houston, he
i, , had already been paid about $60,000 during
S ad had no reaseon to complain, and that he
.; aI knMw the exact condition of the city. As to
h IojU tion he thought that It twould be die
h for the courts had time and again decided
' t tej y could not interfere with the machinery
~ ' the elty government, for otherwise it would be
M almgY the government entirely under
THE DIRErTION OF THE 0UoRT0 .
At all events, said the Mayor, sinoe it seoms
-..tl the main objection of the sheriff is to the
; . a in cash of the street contractor., he
50 llld derive very little benefit should he win his
es. The preference, if preference it may be
wled, given to the contractors by paying them
" i..aily ie not only the result of a specal con
4U, but if we did not pay them as tipulated,
.: st;ie Mr. Houston nor any other oteditor coaul
Si the money disbursed for street improvemente,
r this money is derived from the monthly sale
; , Qthe revenues of the public markets, which
. ea, pledsed to
TH l LOUISIANA NATIONAL BANK
. eir losans made to the city by the bank when it
" s the flocal agent of the municipal govern
uni When the street contracts were entered
4t" , as a matter of asooommodation, and a olever
s:he 1 the bank ag reed to waive for the time being
o;: .e heon upon the market revenues, buht it may
Sdy time resume its poesition ua
A PnIVILEKED CREDITOR
A,. the oity-then where will Mr. Houston flnd
ti e money to satisfy his claim? This acoommo
. atlon of the bank, the Mayor added, has en.
*bted the elty to economize thus far the difference
S ebtween the cost of street repainr and improve
a1ente when under the control of the Depart.
,"a ent of Improvements and the present coes un
:.* , the contract system ora * 80,000 a month Is
( - .8a,000, and hence during the two yeare ror
W.ieL the contracts are entered into the city will
i ate something like *886,000 on this single item
.d street limprovement.
RATIONS FOR PRISONERS.
"Enbe Mayer Issues an Order to Afford a
Needed Relief.
S Yesterday Chief Boylan waited on the Mayor to
aisk that ome measures should be taken to pro
food for prisoners during their incaroera
in the poeoe stations while awaiting arraign
a.. t before the recorders. Since the resciding
.' a & previous order on the subject the captains of
the: Ifferent precincts have been purobhasing the
.. bread for the prisoners, but now
thy decline to do so any longer. and, as well, to
ga for the ferriage across the river of those
ki,: se' lo arrested in Algiers. The Mayor in
e,., ei the chlhf to authorize the commanders of
S tonel . to make arrangements with bakers in
ei lnity of the stations to supply the usual
deaf to each prisoner, saying to him at the same
tUs that he would see that the bill., which must
be seat through the chief, shall be paid by the
ity. The same instruction applies to ferriage.
THEI ELT RAILROAD.
This company are pushing things with great
and in anticipation of a heavy trade they
< tass n. steps to secure the river bank at the
of d r pmopurn street, Yesterday their care
beqht twenty-five or thirty loads of willow
l nes to the spot, and the effioaey of this eye.
. ad prevenMtng slides will be put to the test
MIN RT33W RAPUl[ CRWMISSION.
the letters of invitation to Gen. Weitzell,
Howell sad Capt. Benyard, of the hydro
commlusion, were addressed to them
afternoon by the Mayor. The services
brvord.WdeReon t and his deouty Mr.
w liTb tiendered to the oommission, should
need them.
lm N RNIG N O ARS CASE.
5 lrtts'
soflot asu A e ru e 1a uady p.
sid t ln all roab0JU4 the 6r wsould ta
place during thie * ta.
A CoWFLAQEAT 'IO ArE Two rFPmONS
All Of Whl,*h Was Caused by Using Veal
Oi.
At abr,ut a quarter past 8 o'clock Tuesday
mornin' a devastating fire occurred in the,
Fourth TJlstriot. It was caused by the carele's
hadli'Ag of a coal oil lamp in the house of Mr.
Boull.ýas, a one-story frame house situated on
Seventh street, between Baronne and Dryades.
It appears Mr. Bouliagan was filling the lamp,
when it exploded and set fre to the room. The
gentleman, although severely burned about the
bands and face in the attempt to save his house
was unsuccoesful, as the fames spread with great
rapidity and soon burnt his home to the ground.
His property w, however insured in the Ger
mania Insurance Company for ,$00.
The flames, driven on their course of destruo
tion by the high wind from the north, which at
the time was blowing a perfect gale, communi
cated to the one-store building adjoining and to.
tally destroyed it. Whether this property was
insured or not could not be ascertained.
The total loss is estimated at $5000.
Another VstlIm.
At half-past 7 o'olook another coal oil lamp ex
ploded at the residence of Ferdinand Blank, on
D'Armas street, between Monroe and Franklin,
Algiere.
A woman named Louisa Williams, in attempt
ing to extinguish the flames was slightly burned
about the body and severely burned about the
hands.
(lt your kid gloves at Kraegor's.
Bead Navra's Invitation to tho China PaloNo.
THE REIPORT OF TUHI GRAND JURY.
The following was the report of the Grand
Jury presented yesterday:
Nlzw ORIt..SA, NOV. 0, 1877.
To the Honorable Judge of the Buperior Crimi
nal Court, Parish of Orleans:
The Grand Jury for the parish of Orleans, to
whom wa submitted the investigation of certain
charges or reflections insinuated In the edition of
the (Jerrnan GazeUe of the 28th ult., with refer
ence to the conduct and disposition of the crimi
nal cases liable to the jurisdiction of this
honorable court, beg leave respectfully
to report: That while the article referred
to contemplates no personality conceived to be at
all appllcable to the preoent regime it is to be
regretted that the defective jurieorudence of our
State should have encouraged officers of lees zeal
and determination to promote such indifferent
negligence as is Justly complainedof and exposed
by the article in question. The fact is undeniable
that in many cases criminal offenders have lan
guished behind prison bare awaiting a trial for an
undue length of time elmPly because the engine
of Justice is low to move and the criminal Judge in
the exercise of his judicial functions is either un
trameled by the intricacy and force of detective
laws, and through these defects is constrained,
or it may be compelled to countenance pro.
orstinatnion. Therefore, in the interdst of so
curity and order, we tender our assistance to
break down barriers so inimical to the public
weal, and call upon the General Assembly
of the State to so alter and amend the
statutes that recurrences of the nature
complained of may be impossible but we
note with unfeigned satisfaction the efforts
and determination of the presiding Judge to
force to a fnal iua e (as far as it lies in his
power) all oases now pending, and we are con
vinced, through the testimony of competent wit
nesses, after a full, fair and impartial hearing,
that never before within the history of this or
any other court of equal jurisdlction has justice
been more speedily or readily meted out. Fitt
ju ticia runt coelumt. Courteonuly submitted,
D. R. GRAIIAM, Foreman.
Get your kid gloves at Kreeger's.
Read Navra's invitation to the China Palace.
THE POLAR WAVE.
Much Coolness in the North Yesterdav.
Yesterday's signal service telegrams, dated 8
p.m., show a marked falling off in high temperas
ture throughout the Northern States. At Cairo
the thermometer indicated 42 degrees, Cincin
nati 43, Davenport (Iowa) 18, Dubuque 885, Gal
veston 55, Keokuk 89, Lacrosse (Wis.) 80, Leav
enworth 41, Louisville 41, Memphis and Nash.
ville 44, Omaha 80, Pittsburg 87, Shreveport 52,
St. Louis 41 St. Paul 81, Vicksburg 50, Yankton
(B. T.) 44, key West 81, Savannah 63, and Mo
bile 49, with clear or fair weather reported at all
the points.
At this point the mercury at the signal station,
in the sky parlor of the Custom-House, indi
cated 54 degrees at 8 p. m., while two or three
stories lower it stood at 64; and at 0 a. m. it
indicated 54, and at 6 p. m. 57, as reported by
Duhamel.
Get your kid gloves at Kreeger's.
Read Navra's invitation to the China Palace.
THEE NEW ROUTE TO THE SEA.
Visit of Friends of the Movement to Our
City.
Yesterday quite a number of visitors arrived in
our city, whose presence thither was occasioned
by a desire to visit the projected route of the
Cowden transit to the sea.
A reporter of the DEMOCRAT had the pleasure
last evening of shaking hands with Capt. Cow
den, the projector of this new route. The inter
view was most pleasant, and from the conversa
tion of the captain several important facts were
gleaned.
Reporter-Captain, the object of my visit is to
inquire in to your proposed scheme of this new
roadway, or rather waterway to deep water.
Capt. Cowden, after introducing the reporter to
several of the visiting committee, said, "Well I
don't know that I have too much to claim, when
I say that I originated this road to the sea. You
know perfeotly well that (being acquainted with
our city) our trade here needs all the assistance
now it can get. The Eads jetties are all well
enough, but what it is necessary to get over, is
the shoaling of the bar beyond the end of these
jetties."
Rep.-Do you think this, captain, will be an
insuperable objection to the jetty system?
Oapt. O.-Oertainly 1 If we want deep water,
Mr. -, and deep water that will last, I am of
the opinion, after long consideration of the sub
ject, that my route is the best.
By this time quite a gathering had assembled
around the veteran captain, and his remarks
were listened to with much attention.
Capt. Cowden-I may be mistaken, but I don't
believe that I am, for I am satisfied that with
proper dredging a shorter and safer route to the
seaboard can be obtained. It has been a subject
of remark to me for a long time past, and per
haps it has occurred to you, that there has been
too much attention paid to railroads when that
large artery to the whole Mississippi valley, our
river, is open to nus. The time will come, sir-and
I trust it will not be long heoce-that the publio
will appreciate it.
After a pleasant converse with the Colonel and
listening to his remarks, which he will redeliver
to-morrow evening at the rooms of the Chamber
of Commerce, on Common street, between Camp
and St. Charles, the reporter withdrew.
Get your kid gloves at Kreeger's.
Read Navra's invitation to the China Palace.
POLICE BOARD.
The Police Board met last evening at their
rooms in the Central 8tation. Mayor Pilsbury m
the obhair and a quorum of the oommissionere
present.
Patrolman W. H. Boynee, for conduct unbe
coming an omaer, was fined five days' pay.
The case of Patrolman F. Perzzico, Third Pre
dot, was continued until a future day.
Officer P. Luby was dismissed the force for
unof oer-like conduct.
As the board was about to adjourn, Judge
Smith, of the First Munioioal Police Court, took
the door and explained to the board the cause ol
diseastona btwt..e hi ouor and the pollee.
The Iblo vlg polipse eAeste le evening tea.
ter .te igui.. ee asspwl:
CAPITOL GOSSIP.
EBDUIATIONAL AND LEVER MATT1TE.-
LAST MONTH'S STATITAXTA PAID
BY THIE CITY.
The Edneationsi Department Investigating
Committee met yesterday at the State House.
Senator Ogden and Representatives Fitzpatrick
and Leonhard present.
A partial report was presented by the expert,
and various records were examined, laws looked
up, etc., with a view to discover, if possible, the
true inwardness of
(IERTAIN SCHHooL. FUND MATTERS
whloh the committee have been devoting some
attention to.
One or two additional reports were received
from the perish school boards and were read,
showing in one instance a "shortness" in ac
counts. A letter was also read from ex.T'reasurer
Barrett, of Bapides parish, in which he denies
that hie accounts were short, and says he has
vouchers to cover every dollar drawn by him,
which confirms the report made recently by the
pearish board.
But little transpired in the Executive offiRoe.
Daring the day ex-Gov. MoEnery introduced to
Gov. licholls Mr. Bass, of Carroll parish, a large
property owner there, who had come to the city
to lay before the Governor and ltete Board of
Engineers a few facts concerning the Base levee,
which he states will, if built on the present line,
subject his entire place to overflow. He desires
TO HAVE TE Lf UN OHANIED
In order to protect his property, which, if done
according to his views, would, aocordinu to Col.
Hardee's estimate, necessitate an additional ex
pense of $25,000 to the State.
During the consultation between the Governor,
Gol. Hardee Mr. Bass and ex-Gov. Mclnery, it
was stated that the itoreased expense could not
be incurred without the consent of the entire
ttate Board of Engineem, and the Governor said
he would lay the matter before the board at the
next meeting.
He informed Mr. Bass also, that in laying out
the work, or in
MAKING THE ESTEMATE.,
the board had kept within its means and bad
given or distributed the levees as nearly equal as
possible among the parishes subject to overflow.
The Auditor was waited upon during the day
by several of the city tax collectors, the entire
seven having now settled for their last months.
collections and having received "orders" for set
tlement from the Auditor, showing the total col.
leotions for the past month to have been
$187,829 74.
Taking October as an average month, the
year's collections of State taxes licenses, etc.,
would foot up $1,947,956 80, which would be fully
five-eighths of the entire taxes paid by the State.
SIXTH D)ISTRICT COURT.
THAT LIVELY CORPME.
It ls Oranted an Injunction by the slxith
Distrlet Court.
The Jefferson and Lako Pontohartrain Railway
Company vs. the city of New Orleans.-ln this
case Judge Righter has rendered the following
decision: Plaintiff claims a certain tract of land
on the Metairie Road, upon which the city, as as
signee and representative of the late Commis
sioners of the eocond Drainage District, have
wrongfully and illegally entered. The allega
tions come clearly within the provision of the
fifth paragraph of article 298, 0, P., and Justify
the issuance of an injunction as prayed for.
Plaintiff has not been expropriated according
to law, and no proceedings to that effect are even
suggested. If anything in the act of 1858 can be
construed as conferring upon the commissloners
the right to pxoropriat6 without adequate com
pensation previously made, such delegation of
authority is absolutely null in view of article 105
of the constitution of 1852. The presumption of
payment resulting from lapse of time, which has
beebn invoked. Is too violent a one when unsura
ported by at least some corroborative ciroam
stanse to form a basis of title when the period
and other Ingredients requisite to the acquisition
of a servitude of drainage by prescription has not
eip sed.
The considerations of public health, of the ne
oseeitles of urban drainage, while they are of
great weight, address themselves to their depart
ment or government. The judiciary can take no
note of them.
Let an injunction issue, as prayed for, on
plaintiff furnishing bond with surety good and
solvent to secure the payment of such damages
as may be sustained by the city in case it shall be
decided that the injunction has been wrongfully
obtained, the amount of the bond to be fixed on
rule to be tried contradictorily. Geo. L. Bright
for plaintiff, B. F. Jonas for defendant.
LIGHTNING VS. FIRE.
Practical Test of the Electric Hitching
Salvage Corps Apparatus.
In response to the courteous invitation ex
tended by Capt. A. Kalinski, a representative of
the DEOOCaAT repaired to the building newly
fitted up for the Underwriters' Salvage Corps,
No. 162 Julia street, at 11 o'clock yesterday, for
the purpose of seeing the modern improvements
of the corps and witnessing the agility and dis
cipline of the fire-fighters.
The building is three stories high, with a look.
out tower of 115 feet elevation, in which at
night is stationed a man whose business it is to
watch for fires and give the alarm.
On the lower floor the salvage wagon stands,
cleanly set off by an immaculate floor. In the
rear of the wagon, on each side to the right and
left, are the two stalls where the horses all har
nessed, and perfectly free, are stationed.
On the second floor are the beds of the salvage
corps, seven in number, counting the driver's, in
one room, and in the room adjadsoent Capt. Ka
linski and his assistant sleep, or are supposed to,
for they are suspected of getting up before the
alarm bell rings.
Within two feet of the driver's bed there is a
trap door with a staircase, which, when open,
leads him straight to his seat in the wagon.
At the tap of the fire alarm bell, when sleep
has overcome the drowsy eyelids of the firemen,
the same electricity that taps the gong c immu
nioates with a wire extending along the heads of
the beds to which are attached cords of hemp
fastened to the covering under which the men
sleep. By the simultaneous action of the elec
tricity the alarm bell is rang, the ponderous
doors of the engine-house are flung wide open,
the covering is torn from the beds of the sleep
ing men and the trap door staircase fails. The
men, who lie on their beds ready dressed jump
up and rush down stairs, the driver slides down
the trap door stairs to his seat in the wagono,
which is immediately under, the horses, admire
bly trained, briskly trot up of their own accord to
their places along the wagon pole, they are im
mediately hitched up, and in less time than it
takes to say it the wagon is out on the street and
off in the direction of the fire, with its gallant
horses at a full gallop.
Capt. Kelineki, to give os an idea of the rapidity
with which the wagon could be started, ordered
all his men down stairs and in their proper
positions around the wagon. He then tapped the
bell. It was a pretty eight to see the intelligent
horses rush up to their positions, to see the trap
door fall and the driver tumble down to his seat,
to see the horses hitched up as if by magic and
start off at a gallop down the street, every man
in the wagon-the whole thing done in not more
than five seconds. We timed them. This won
drous feat was yesterday witnessed by all the
presidents of the insurance companies, Chief
O'Oonnor, of the fire department, and a number
of invited gauets.
Much credit is due to Capt. Kalinski for his
energetic endeavors and ultimate success in the
efficient organization of this now splendid sal
vage corps. He organized it three years ago
and has been working to improve it, sustained by
the Board of Underwnters and the insurance
companies. and now to all appearances he has
made it a perfect success.
The wagon carries six portable Babcock extin.
guishers, thirty tarpaulins, and is worked by
eight men. The tarpaulins are used to cover
furnitre anad goods so as to prevent damage by
sator. The deetric apparatus was nnaged by
Mt. John Allbed.
Ute tareapitsta had showed the ~erteet drill
k· ,1
llunsd im ahi oorpe, wnhoh wM '.eponded to by
the eaptelin.
The following are the ns;es of the ofooers of
the corps:
Ah. Raineki, apta';d; James Welsh assistant
captain; Juo. Kaveney, patrolman; Jno. Shall,
patrolman; M. 'dsehen, patrolman; Y. Curren,
patrolman; T% Lowery, patrolman; H. Waldern,
patrolman.
Get your kid gloves at Kreoger's.
Read Navra'e invitation to the China Palace.
PEIRSONAL.
Bronson Bayllss, Esq., one of the most promi
nent cotton buyers of Memphis, is at the St.
Charles.
Capt. John Cowden, of Memphis, the progeni
itor of the Baratara canal project, arrived yester
day, and is located at the St. Charles Hotel.
Miles Merriwether, Esq., once well known in
steamboat clrcles, and now a leading citizen of
Memphis, Tenn., is at the St. Charles.
Get your kid gloves at Kroeger' .
Read Navra'e invitatkon to the China Palace.
3IUIEVITIErI.
There having been two arrivals of steamships,
business in the " Marble Hall" (customs ofiees)
at the Oustom-House, was unusually active yes
terday.
Secretary of State Strong returned to the city
with his family yesterday, and, having recently
purchased a residence, is now permanently lo
oated here.
Several seizures of cigars, wine, rum, pipes,
etc.-small lots, generally-have been made by
the Oustom-House inspooectors upon ships that re
cently arrived.
Which military organization will make the
finest display on the 1th of Ja.uaty is the all
absorbing question now with the various inde
pendent and militia organizations in the city.
In answer to a correspondent who wishes to
know which is the best and cheapest way to go
to Buenos Ayres, we say take a firt-class
schooner, many of which ply between this port
and South Amerlca, or walk toe distance, but
that would be rather a tedious job.
It has become fashionable now for some of the
leading Republican lights to se 'ume an alias
when they skip ofi on the sly, as it were,
for Washington to secure an office. In handing
in their names for sleeping car accommodations
it freqlently occurs now that "Tom Brown" or
"James Stepandfetohit" are noted among the de
partures by rail. and the way they chuckle over
the sly dodge (?) played Is a caution.
Rumor has it that the tail men of the city are
getting up a petition to the City Council to have
enforced the ordinance referring to low awnings
and swinging signs. Some of the shanghai's
alluded to, declare they cannot wear their election
beavers as on some of the streets the low awn
ings "jam" them into smithereens when they pass.
One of them is mean enough too to think that
the hat dealers have formed a "ring" with the
awning manufacturers to have all new awning
hung low enough to "bump" every chap over five
feet three inches wearing a beaver.
Got your kid gloves at Kreegor's.
Read Navra's Invitation to the China Palace.
CITY ECHOIS.
Frank Back is in the Third Station on a charge
of assault and battery.
The bridge at the corner of Dryades and Philip,
unless repaired, will be the means of onjuring
some person or animal.
Patsey Olanen, aged forty-five years, was sent
to the Charity Hospital from the Fifth Precinct
Station in a sick and destitute condition.
Anthony White was sent before the First Dis
trict Court under $250. by Judge Smith, for com
mitting an assault and battery on Jane White.
The police reports say that all of the bridges
on Tohoupitoulas street, from OCalliope to Itobin,
on Tohoupitoul s street, from Calliope to Robin,
are broken and in a very dangerous condition.
Frank Mayronne could not substantiate the
charge of larceny he preferred against William
Johnson, and the Mccused was discharged by
Judge 8mith.
A defunct our dog is foroing pedestrians to
cross the street at the corner of Rampart and
Enphrosine streets. It is not the tear of the dog
biting them.
At 6 p. m. Monday, Win. Howe could not ex
plain how it was that he larcenied a bracelet, the
property of Lizzie Woods, and was telephoned in
the Fourth Station.
A man named (Chas. Williams died suddenly at
his residence, No. 224 South tamp'rt street,
Tuesday morning. The coroner held an inquest
and returned a verdict, death from bcills and
fever.
Louis Smith is laying the ground work for a
case of rheumatism in the Second Stationhouse
oa five charges-insult and abuse, trespass, as
sault and battery and drunk and disturbing the
peace.
At 6 o'clock Monday evening Mr. Jno. McDon
ald was slightly injured, at the corner of Tahoupi
toulas and Gaiennie streets, by being thrown
from his spring wagon, which collided with an
awning post.
Theodore Schilferstein was arrested last even
ing by Sergeant Ryan and lodged in the
Central Station charged by Albert Paulin with
having committed an outrage upon a little girl
aged 8 years.
James Donohue when he faced the Websterian
brow of Judge Smith yesterday morning, could
not explain how it was that he robbed James H.
Breen, and his honor sent him before the Superior
Criminal Court under $500 bonds.
A charge of malicious mischief, preferred by
Louis tilvester, caused Ed. Flynn's arrest and in
carceration in the Third Precinct Station. Flynn,
to get even with Silvester, had him "yanked " in
jail on a charge of assault and battery.
No provisions has yet been made by the au
thorities to provide prisoners with blankets.
The unfortunate wretches Confined in the stations
thus have to suffer for the negligence of those
whose duty it is to provide for them.
At 5 o'clock yesterday morning a woman
named Mary Co k acoidentally f 11 overboard
from the ship Emma, lying at the head of En
ghien street, and would have drowned had it not
been for the timely assistance rendered by the
crew.
Tripeo and the Canary.
Frank Tripeo, whose name has figured a num
ber of times on the police records, at 8 o'clock
yesterday morning entered the dathedral and
called for Father Palmer.
The holy gentleman responded to the sum
mons, and when in the presence of Tripeo the
latter informed him that he had been a bad man
in the past, but that he wished to make a con
fession, as he intended to become an ornament
to society in the future. While the reverend
gentleman was preparing to hear the confession
a canary bird in a cage got the best of Tripeo,
for it flew out of the cage into his pocket, and he
made off with it.
He was, however, captured by Capt. Kelly and
lodged in the Third Precinct Station, where
Tripeo is not confessing at present-he puzzling
his brain as to how he will be able to get ou; of
jail.
Fine and Reward.
The following report was yesterday forwarded
to Chief Boylan by Sergeant Ed. Ryan, com
manding the First Precinct. The chief ordered
the communidation to be immediately forwarded
to the Mayor:
SERGEANT's OFFICO, FIRST PRECINCT,
November 5, 1877.
Thos. N. Boylan, Chief of Crescent City Police:
On the night of November 4 Officers Peter
Lester and Joseph Rafferty, of this precinct, ar
rested and looked up in this station one Michael
McHale and charged him with being drunk and
disturbing the peace, for wiceh he was fined $5.
Officer Lester, previous to the trial, informed
Judge Smith of koHale being a deserter from
the Uni;ed States ship C nonions, and requested
the judge to allow him to take him on board the
ship so as to obtain the reward of ten dollars.
The judge refused, saying he would send him to
the Parish Prison if his fine was not paid. He
was afterwards allowed to go on board of his
ship, so as to get his fine, aecompanied by Court
Officer John Boyle; the said Court Officer John
Boyle did then and there eollect from the pay
master of the United States ship Oanonlcs the
sum of ten dollars, being the reward, which
propu belouged to Ofiers Lester amd
O. ºE
CIGAR MAKERS' STRIKE.
EMPLOT I OF SEVlERAL IIANIUFAC.
TORIES QUIT WORK.
And Coalpel Others to eD the Same--A
Meeting leld Last Night in Congo
square.
Not long since some of the cigar manufao
turers of the city held a meeting sad decided to
make a reduction in the prices paid to cigar
makers, packers and classifiers, and reduced the
wages of the classifiers and packers from $2 to
$1 25 per thousand. Following that some of the
OLASBIFIERS AND PACKERS
held a meeting and pledged themselves to quit
Ad not return to work until the original prices
were paid them. Clqse upon the heels of tbhr,
move came the oigar makers' strikes in some of
the Northern and Western cities, and yesterday
the cigar makers here, or a portion, at least,
thought they would follow suit and make an
effort to force the proprietors to pay them the old
price, which would be an advance of two dollars
per thousand on the current prices.
Accordingly, at about 12:30, seventy of the em.
ployes at Mayers' manufactory, on Peters street,
struck, and, after discontinuing work, went to
two or three other establishments, compelling
the employee at each
TO QUor WORK,
and during the afternoon the strikers quietly
distributed themselves about the city, vis
iting the large and small manufaoturing
establishments, counseling the employee to
strike, and at the same time calling a meeting at
Congo Bquare for 7 o'clock p. m. At the hour
named about five hundred assembled and ap
pointed a committee of twenty-one, to be subdi
vided, to wait upon the various manufacturers
to.-day and inform them that work wuld be re
sumed only at the old rates, and further that
employes would not be permitted to work unless
the
EMPLOYERI COAME TO TIME
with the required advance.
A meeting was then announced for 7:30 to-night
at the Globe Hall, opposite Congo liquar', when
the various sub-committees will report, and fur
ther ae ion may be taken.
As near as can be ascertained, there are nearly
8000 oigar makers, classifiers and packers, and
the indi 'ations last night were that nearly all
would be brought into the strike. So far the pro
ceedings have been quite orderly, even though
there is no regularly organized union here, and
in view of the fact that the strikers can work bet
ter under the Union rules an organization will
probably be effected tonight.
A rumor is current that the first step taken
here was instigated by a member of some of the
Northern unions,
FIENT HERE BY THE STRIKERS
in the North, but that is not confirmed.
Get your kid glove,s at Kreegar's.
Road Navra's invitation to the China Palace.
THE COURTS.
[Merchants and others interested in cases in
the districtcourts, as principals or as witnssees,
can be notitled by telegraph when to app ar in
court, thus avoiding the necessity of a conoslnt
attendanoe.]
Mecond District Court.
Orlando Chester Richardson prays to be emanz
oipated.
Fourth District Court.
Louis 0. Hartwell vs. IEtna Life lhsurance
Company-Suit to recover on a policy of $10,000O
Fifth District Court.
Louisiana Cotton Manufacturing Company vs
city of New Orleans and Board o, Assessors-
Role nisi issued requiting defendants to show
cause why an iejunction should not be issned
prohibiting the assessment of plaintiff's property,
situated in the Third District, on the ground that
sail property is exempt from taxation under ac'
8 of 1875.
The Seupreme Court.
Alfred Ooldthwaite and Henry Lacey Edwards
were admitted to practice.
First District Court.
sENTENCED.
Theopile Toleman, two convictions of assaull
and battery. On the first conviction he was sen
tenoed to two weeks in the Parish Prison and pa]
the cost of the prosecution. On the second con
viction he was sentenced to two months in the
Parish Prison; the last sentence to commence al
the expiration of the first sentence.
The sentence of dally Bell was postponed unti
to-day.
CONTINUED INDEFINITELY.
Geo. Flohr, assault and battery and assault
with intent to kill.
Fred Seelier, larceny.
NwoiLE PRnosEQI.
Daniel Brown, assault with intent to kill.
ORDER OF COURT.
An order of court was Issued ordering Mr. Pe
ter Cooley, property clerk, to show cause on
Wednesday why he refused to turn over certail
specified property to Mrs. Nubet.
CONTINUED UNfIT TO-DAY.
Wm. Felerig, obtaining money under false pro.
tenses.
John John, accessory to a larceny.
Joseph Felim, assault with intent to commi!
rape.
VERDICTS.
JamesTeen,assault with a dangerous weapon
Not guilty.
Mike Leary and J. Condon were before the
court on a charge of wounding less than may.
hem. The accused pleaded not guilty to wound.
ing less than mayhem, but guilty to an assault
The District Attorney accepted the plea, and
ordered the plea of not guilty to be withdrawn
This done, the accused were released on their
bonds to appear for sentence when notified.
Got your kid gloves at Kreegor's.
lead Navra'e lnvitat'on to the China Palace.
AMUSEMENTS.
VARIETIUS THEATBE.-The Cl]axton Compan]
played again last evening to a full house, in facl
to a much larger house even than on the occasion
of their debut, the increase being, in our opinion
and unmistakable test of popularity, to say the
least of it. It is true that Miss Olaxton was her
alded as an actress of superior dramatic abilities,
and we have no reason to regret what we have
said in her favor, based on the opinions o
some of our contemporaries of the North and
West, but some of the secondary personages o.
the company seem to have been neglected.
We find in Miss Olaxton's company, whose
strength lies more in its female element than in
its male performers, Miss Lilian Cleves Clark and
Mrs. Howard Rogers, artists (if we may judge ol
them in this play) of an order far superior to the
ordinary, and whose performances at times make
us forget even the intensely communicative powwr
of their leader, Miss Claxton.
We are wandering, however, for it is not ouc
purpose to analyze the qualities of the company
from a "pre-Baphaselite" point of view, as our
contemporary, the Times, calls it, but simply to
call the attention of our readers, who may not bhe
otherwise informed on the subject, to the fact
that the "Two Orphans," although it has been
very frequently played here, as presented by the
new company will afford renewed pleasure te
those who are acquainted with the play, whilhi
those who have never seen it will see it
as it never has been performed in New Orleans,
On another occasion we will take the pleasure o1
speaking of the good qualities of the artiste more
particularly, and the hberty as well of speaking
of their defects.
To-day there will be a grand "Two Orphans'
matinee, which will attract a crowded house, we
are certain. At night, and every night this wei k
the same bill will be presented.
dT. PATSIC's ALL.--Crowded houses nightli
attest the sigantic success of Madam Ben'z'e
Female Minstrels at 8t. Patrick's HaIL Whethei
people flock there because of the prominent drs
play of female forms which constitute one of the
principle elements of the show, or because of it.
reputed loudness, and yet again because of the
fair qualities of some of the singing, the beauties
of the costumes, is a problem which we are
prepared to solve. It is a mixtur
f aetrlg to the artisto as welt
Thie is oor, apology fr nom wb ie
however, advise mothers to tsae ,a' .
to St. Patrick's, nor oouneel youn J,
studying for the ministry to r ,o her~ to ;..l
HOTEL Ar .UIVALN.
MT, CHAILE HrJTEI 1 A Doýs, T1 M o
Mims; C Macr,'adv andwi.lfe, N ; L Lo
geols At Jamen: an H Dobbe, Ga; E
hLamI A JC'1 W Wch mldt and wi °HSauo
Miessa uehe L Ad r, NY Y B .. 'oorlk.., ,
1 8 Aderl.. ' .i Wooley and te, Ky; J WJ .
liams, Tcr n B Bay liss U I Vance and wil,
Miss Vtac.,e John (Cowden. M Morliyth.,.
Mertwet'ner B F Coleman anr wife, Bu Jordy
, Wo"'•k, Momhls; F B sadon BtLouls
M Tr squatr. Ia; W J Westwork. Texas; 3it
rdP~aan M F Jamar UMA.
H'r. JAMES HOTE L-H W Hubbard, Ware
Wm Jones city; J W Thomas, Ps Christian
'mrs L LAtkaggs. Morgan, Ga; J H Bard oil
and wife, West Texas ; t Hewitt Ray,ili
H iiodney. COlwnnnat ; John H Armstr
ginia (leo W Kendall Cincinnati; PC Dek'aS
W J lovard. city; M A Wilson, Now
D Matthews. East Pascagoula; N L .'r
Mobile; A t olomon, Ht I ouis; D B a
Brooklyn; Goo Yates, Donaldsonvllle -
Thomas. Cumberland. Md; WT Smith, "u
St Louis.
CITY HOTEL-B W Mooney, Chieno; ,
Chapman, city: Adolfo Basso, river: 8i.ion
Marx, cit; L 0 Shopard, city P Pfeiffor, itv
Z DFi E"y, l 'hllMdelthia; Wm Potter, Pot
Clear: Robert Warren New York; Jamae
Itoche, Warrlngton; J Ii Htanho aer Jamo s
C Weaver, Bt Louis; J H Hall, 'Kt0.c' Ir
E M B13aot, MeComb City; Aoex .rainer,
Louis; Miss C CCasergue. Havana; iss
Crespo Havana; Miss E Santa Maria, Havana
Miss I ('aillja. Havana; Miss M Valdes
vana; Miss Real. Havana: Miss C Nunle!,
Havana; 8 H Ford Mls.atstppi; GBLesto
Miesissivpi; WR iranndriff, Ohio; M oyd.
(ity.
Get your kid gloves at Kronger's.
Iread Navra's invitation to the China Palace.
RAILROAD PERiONALS.
We note the following among the departurw
by the Mobile' fasnt lin last evening,: 3. H, M.
Klm, of (awlveto,n for New York; John Mo.
Loughiln. New York; E. J. lorham Washing.
ton; A. Knox nnld .. Kanrhn New York Wi
Maurnders Washington; thns. Leonard, N,
York: C It. Williamson, Ht. Louis' J . 'ot i
son and James Kingston" New York:;
Friedland. Mt. Louis; A. Johnston, New York.
Get your kid gloves at Kreeger's.
Tux MILITinR BALL to he given by the Louis
inna (Irays will take phace at G(runewald Hall
on Thursday night, In yesterday's paper we
were in error as to the time. As this ball openos
the senason and much interestin it is manifested
by all pleasure seeakers, It Is well that they
should be kOept. thoroughly posted as to the
night It Is to take place.
Get your kid gloves at Kreoger's.
"Hneeial Extra Dry" Is the label upon a bt -
tle of as good a clhampagne wine as Was ever
tasted, sent to the DEMOCRAT office yesterday
Mr. Wnlter E. Hepp, who is the sole agent.br
the Houthern Htntes. The wine comes from r
Ernest Irray of Reims. and blends in tasteful
harmony the perfume of the old Veuve Ollieuot
with the vivacious strength ef the famed Boe.
derer.
Buy your buggies and carriages from L. T1
Madduox. 3s Carondrlet street, near corner o.
Gravior.
Get your kid gloves at Kreeger's.
INSUIRANCE.
FACTORS AND TBADERS'
INSURANCE COMPANY,
37............Carondelet street............ -
Paid up Capital, $1,000,000.
Assets April 80, 1877, $1,285,908 6l.
ISSUES POLICIES COVERING FIRE, BIVE
AND MARINE RISKS
-AT
LOWEST TARIFF RATES.
ED. A. PALFREY. President.
JNO. CHAFFE, Vice President.
THOS. F. WALKER, Secretary.
John I. Noble. T. Lytt. Lyon,
John Chaffe. Samuel H. Boyd.
Rlchard Milliken, Joseph McElroy.
J. I. Warren, Wm. J. Behan,
R. T. Buckner, B. F. Eschlemana
Sam'l Friodlander. Wm. C. Black,
A. A. Yates, Chas. Chaffle
John I. Adams. L. C. Jurey,
Isaac Sehorck. Wm. Hartwell.
B. M. Walmsley, C. J. Leeds,
A. H. May. A. T. Janin,
S. H. Snowden. Jos. Bowling.
A. M. Blekham. Drk
HOTELS.
TREMO1NT HOUSE,
Corner Tremont and Church Streeb,
Galveston, Texas.
EBI$A & ORFILA, LeseeS.
(Formerly of the Grand Southern HoteL)
The Palace Hotel of Galvestoa.
This elegant Hotel, lately completed,.
-mas 11OTW OF"m11
--OB TEE
ACCOOMMODATION OF THE PUBLIC
Being built at a cost of $4oo.ooo, it will be fAlz
class in every respect, with all the latest hlu
provements. ELEVATORS. ELECOTB(1XNXW
OIATORS, etc.
-wITn
BATEH OOmS ON EVERY FLOO.
We therefore take pleasure in soliciting
A CONTINUANCE OF THE PATRONAAGI
extended by the commercial men to the lat
Grand Southern Hotel
SBISA & ORFILA, Lessees,
Formerly of Grand Southern Hoted
AwTaow. BSisA, Ja.. Chief Olerk. p27 Om
WM. D. ROGERS,
MANUFACTURER OF
STANDARD FINE CARRIAGME
I09 and 1l11 Chestnut street,
PHILADELPHIA,
Manufactory. Thirteenth and Parrish streets
succeeding G. W. Watson & Co., retired.
se8s em cod ____--
FITS, EPILEPSY,
0 -0E
FALLING SICKNESS,
pgRMANENTLY CURED-NO HUMBUG-RI
ONE MONTH'S USE OF DR. GOULARD'S C
BRATED INFALLIBLE FIT POWDERS. T
convince sufferers that these powders will do a
we claim for them 'we will send them by
POST PAID, a FREE TRIAL BOX. As
Goulard is the only physician who has ever
this disease a special study. and as to or
edge thousands have been PERMAN
CURED by the use of these POW
WILL GUARANTEE A PERMANENT re
every ease or REFUND YOU ALL
EXPENDED. All sufferers should give
owders an early trial, and be oncvaled
rhei r curative poa ers. to
tbe, for b F Z J u
oa osorleoxlsorbse: as ýs