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ti.me now coaised toIn the Olty in.
'. Cal.. O. Tarpin, Dr. Ohas.
S Oetellbance Dr. Elrnest .
- , . Otrweoar.i
,pgWdli APP4SNT UMI T.
hahu made the followla appoint
promotione on the pollee:
ae supernuamerary: Senond Proe
Deolel OrGaey, B. P.
l.-._ list ye. slth mrei not--.
A. Maribernr, Jamen s pellman,
30 CtIekttIL EMlfTlI .
is so apeoalr meeting of the Oily Coun
/Ibf, as prei..laly announced, it having
led that a divirlon of the Tenth and
Waurd into election preonlot (the ob
i Ipecial meeting), under the new law,
i be made without rt takling a oeness
entioned. The law, it should be
required a voting plaoe to every
volers.
has ordered that the ensus be
. atelIy by the polioe.
UI ISTAOUr AND CONVTEIANCE
*wirqac.
plssee penn, Register of conveyanoes,
the Mayor that the proprietor of
opposite the Ig. Charles Hotel, used
.ortgage and Conveyanoe ofices, has
hi that the building will have to be
Siirales the rent due upon it by the
ot three months at ,$15 per month) be
Yfr .i1tof the opioIon that one of the
tre of tbldh ge how vrsoant can be
Sfor the uses of the Bleotrder of
Sid Iteglstrar of Conveyances, thus
tipesae of h1800 yearly to the oity.
9M SNLT MAILROAD.
MaW steertained that ownlg to the ftat
Avenuae ends at Broad street, and
Itsr sjausut street -esieUntly wide
0I* to the junction of such street with
track of the Jackson Itailroad, the Bel1
any will apply to the Cily Council
of their right, soas to permit
3ay their track on oslatabs Avenue
Lbo street, and thence down that
-to the Ja kson atilroad depot on Ollo
Ut Mte License Tax for a'ss On Pree
Markets.
we had a pleasant and interesting
with that most enterprising and
tBd eltlsen, Mr. J. H. . eller, on the
. the markets of the lcty. Some time
edler, who owes the Keller Market, on
. ieet, offered to give the use, free of
.p all the stalls in his market to butch
BMsi dealers, etc., who might avail
of the offer, for the period of one
our surprise, we learn from the
that he has not yet had a single appil
a free stall. This he ascribes to the
which hae oreated a decrease in the
of the public markets, that is the es
I of Private markets throu hout the
Which hea now been in tigation
YeaIs, and has always resulte in a
the free market men even when final
have been rendered egaislt them, in
se through the inability of the ofM.
law to enforce the mandates of the
adopted license ordinanoe seems
- 3 sT niu. a mas&ai man
position from h wh that which they have
osped. The reason why they stuck I
rae markets is ascribed to ohesp
e enoe of a liease upon their oo.
The new license ordimance, however,
that they shall hereafter pay a license
sach. The question then arises, will the
0__ e men abandon their establish- I
seek the publo markets In order to
N ta, or will they And it to their
to pay the tax and go on with their
law now stands the private markets are
bolished, and hence the question also
er the impositon of a license tax by I
be private markets will not legalise their
0nchb i oonstruction would benefit the
prprietor who are able to pay the tax,
i alMler on escandn evade the law tim.
tae ta by p!eading a violation, by them. I
f the law aitbolIshing the markets.
time may yet be expected in this mat- .
se mat men are closely clubbed to
and with the money at their command I
to employ ecoellent counsel to defend
e.lNou uerrons what we shall see.
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j3vF3R TSON SAM OOMPANY.
lfty Sti1 Oppoeeo to Paying Fifty
Dollars Per Lamp.
WeO misinformsed when we were told that,
the general privileges granted by the
ttre to the Jefferson Oity Gas Light Com
there was no contract between the com
. the e.ty of New Orleans for illuminating
and Seventh Dietriots with gas.
have been thrnished by the preelident of
with a copy of a speoial contract
nto between the Oitq of Jeferson and
sCn City GOu Light Oompanv, on the
A l, lol67,'by which the ilty of Jefferson
"the harter of the see company granted
by the tadicalo Lpgislature. The legis
eaotmnot gives the exolusive right and
tor
vasTvTnr urans
dOwn and use gs pipes in any and all the
I the City of Jeffrerson, and even fixes the
ohich the consumers shall pay for geu-say
thousand feet, and for street lamps $50
tanding the existence of this contract
the city of New Orleans became a party
eat of annexation of the two cities, our
that they are perfeotly satisfied that,
it be admitted that the charter is a
it cannot be underetood to mean that
be denied the right of lighting its
and puMlio buildings with coal oil, and of
the gas company to enjoy its exoluseive
as beet it may. There are, it is said,
th~ r ponlat which the city will bring for
Muahe out its casee, but they are not made
MU BEAlD MANATEE.
_Wlrstday, in the yard of the medical depart.
Unlversity of Louimlens, there was gather
a crowd of phyesolans e witness the dies
o a sea cow which had just been brought
for zhibition, but which had noucumbed to
e'ed weather. Dr. Joseph Jones In the in
of isoee purchased the ailmal and yes
morenlg, in the presence of several ear
preeded tosamnle this ernloun seoqatlO
It ame from the coast of Florida
Ss boadsomeuimes in large schools,
over 100 pounds.
ow atb, more r rly spaking, the
S olar animal haing the
o h As and yet the warm
1 their diwasmos oforganlsatlon
by scenties been approui
i s ol e , with a few
hrl a iatre. d there doer the body,
and it is nrl thra-qu.rtersof an inch in thioc
mesa. The bons are dense and thiok, differing
in this repeot from the oetaeeans. Their habi
tation usually on the se shore, in tropioel or
soemltropltal olmaste, about the mouth of rivers,
feeding upon the a.fo. arquatle plante. Their
sappers or fins enable thema to travel up the
banks of rivers quite easily, although somewhat
elumsly, but in the water they are as active as
sharks almost.
The animal attains a length in Florida some
timoe of fifteen to twenty feet, but, notwith
standing It size, is hermles.
Yesterday the disseotion was a complete soe.
*ese. The elephant-like hide was taken off, the
stomach, intestines, eto., examined. The lates
tinal canal was found to be fully ten times the
length of the animal. It is probable the skele
ton will be preserved for the museum of the
University.
THU WAR CLOUD.
Will There Be Anether Buena Vista, Mon
terey and Chepualtepee ?
The repeated rumors so frequently ciroulated
by the press of late has directed publio attention
to the probabilities of a war between this
country and Mexioo, and as New Orleans Is
directly interested in the subject anything that
may throw light upon it is welcome.
From recent dispatches from both the Rio
Grande and Mexio it was shown that the
TSMPEa or Ta PRsR.s
there was anything but kindly towards the
United States, and that the papers were endeav
oring it possible to educate the people up to a
fresny strong enough to induce them to call for
a war at once. These efforts thus far have failed
however, but what with the distraction produced
by Gon. Alvartz' pronanolamlento in favor of
Lerdo and
Trn ORHANON IN OPINION
in the Bouthern provinces, the subject seems to
be less promlinent now.
Gens. Jose Urrea and Jeans Belantes, in Tie
son, deelesrig in favor of Lerdo, and their
strength in Sonora and tioslon will probably
lead off the peoole's mind from the Rio Grande
troubles, for awhile, at least.
OU17 WAn DoPArTMENT
have seen fit, however, to strengthen the forces
on that river, and six companies of the Fourth
Cavalry, now in Northern Texas, have been or
dered to the border with one regiment from Min
neeota.
Yesterday a reporter of the Dbnoonti oalled
upon Gen. Augur for the purpose of learning his
views on the subject. The general stated that,
so far as he knew there was no cause for appre
handing any trouble wIth Mexioo at present. 'he
additional troops sent to the border were only in
numbers those he had
WHIL IN OOMMAND
there and which had subsequently been with.
drawn. There was no augmentation of troops at
present. He did not think the troops ordered to
T'ess would pass through New Orleans, as more
rapid transoortailon oould be obtained by way of St
Louls and the railroads running down into that
State from Missouri. New Orleans would, in case
of a war, undoubtedly be a base or
OEPOT OF BUPPLI.N SIMPLY.
At the MNexian Consul's there was no apprehen
sion of trouble, and it was not considered that
the rumors afloat amounted to anything.
There is much talk among our oommoroial
men as to the chances of war, but as the data
upon whioh to form opinions Is
Mn WrAnallL
50 MtAOGRE,
few expressed a positive idea on the subject. I
it should come, however, this city would becom
a very important military point as it was i1
4--47-48, when we tackled Mexico before. I
would be the depot for supplies, the probabi
rendezvous for troop., and the prime base thi
side the Bio Grande.
THE LADIES' RAILROAD MEETING.
The Ladies' Aid Association, organized in thi
interests of the New Orleans Pacific Boad, me
on Friday noon at Parlor P, St. Charles Hotel
pursuant to adjournment.
The attendance was somewhat larger than a
any previous meetaig, and the ladles presen
manifested an enthusiasm and self-oonfidene
which promise well for the success of the am.
biltious project they have undertaken. They
were evidently in earnest, and the experience o1
years will not permit us to be skeptical of the
realisation of anything, however improbable, thai
a woman, thoroughly in earnest, makes up her
mind to acomplish. We assume, then, that this
association will render most valuable aid toward
the building of this road.
There was not a great deal said, but there was
an expression in every face which said more
plainly than words conild tell it, that this fossil
ired community had to build the New Orleans
Pacifio, whether it would or no. It was that same
quiet look we have seen a thousand times come
into our mother's face when she had made up
her mind that "that blue hen should not set,"
which resolution invariably inaugurated a
most interesting struggle between our mother
and the blue hen, from which the good old
lady always came out vicor, even if the blue hen
had to be eaten. This was the very expression
we saw yesterday in a dozen or more faces in
Parlor P and this crmmunity might as well
come to its senses, and the sooner the better for
all parties.
The meeting was called to order by the presi
dent, Mrs. J. F. Thomas.
This lady announced that Mr. Wolff had ten
dered the services of his brass and string band
formerly Jaeger's band-for all entertainments
the assooition might propose to give. She then
said that she thought the association should elect
a treasurer, which was agreed to, and Mrs. James
Edwards was selected for the position.
The president said that, while there was no
need for any red tape, still she thought there
should be an organiztlton, and then read the
draft of a constitution and by-laws abe had
drawn up for the consideration of the associa
tion. After some dison.sion these were adopted,
and Friday elected as the day for the regular
weekly meeting.
The secretary reported that the visiting com
mittee had handed in the names of the ladies
who had slgnaled their willingness to sign the
circular to be addressed to the ladies of New Or
leane too late to have the circulars printed and
ready for the present meeting, but that they
would be prepared immediately and distributed.
The reeignation of Mrs. .. L. taxoo as a mem
ber of the visiting committee was received, and
the following ladie, Mrs. J. Pinckney Smith
Mrs. H. Kern, and Mrs. Joseph SBohwartz, added
to the committee.
Mrs. Thomas, the president, made a number of
suggestions as to the proper persons to be ap
proached and actively in'erested in the asesoot.
tion, as well as concerning the character of en
tertainments to be given in order to carry out the
objeots in view.
The meting adjourned to meet at the same
plnoe on Friday next at noon.
THIE RACEM TO-DAY.
To-day, as the weather has now settled down,
will without doubt be the best attended of any of
this meeting. The wind and sun have dried up
the track, so that good time may be expected,
and the temperature has so moderated, the pres
ence of the fair ones will add a piquant zest to
the excitement of the sport. The races for the
day are a twc.-mile hurdle, a mile and three
quarters dash, and mile heats, best three in five.
£'he following were
THE POOLS
sold last night by Cathoart:
Hurdle--Port Leonard $25. Bedding $16, Lam
bay $10, Hinton $8, Cannon $5, Ten Pin $5. To
tal, $87.
Mile and three-quarters-Gen. Philipe $150
Vermont $6, Buff and Blue $80, Bradamante $21,
field $1. Tota l, $61.
Mile heate-Janet $85, Belle Barkley $45, Kil
burn $20, Startle $9. Total, $189.
The racee start preaisely at 2 o'clook.
Bead News's invitation to the China Palasm.
Ntew American Swlnýg Machine, in Geml
Bfa W .
CAPITOL GI0P.
MtNA'TOMIAL LW ITI@N MATT.iW AgN
TuM PEOBA3iLM "" MtTIaU
VACANCY.
Penalties ed Mlack 'Taxes To Oe Mematted.
Now that there is every indication that Senator
EastHl will obtain his seat in the United States
Senate, the matter of an election to fill the va
crney caused by his necessary resignation as a
State Senator Is attraoting attention
IN STrATe HOUSe OIIOLES.
Having been assured by the Governor, as pre
vionely stated by the DEMOCRAI, that a writ of
election would be issued in ease of a vacancy,
Registrar Landry has taken the necessary steps
to provide for the registration reqgaired by law.
His oall upon the Mayor resulted in his obtaining
a letter to the city engineer, who, the registrar
states, is now at work redistricting the city ao
cording to law. That done and the necessary
books and blanks furnished the registrar by the
Secretary of Btate, Mr. Landry will proceed,
under sootion 5 of act No. 101, approved April 80,
1877, to "make a new registration of the quall.
fled electors, and no elector shall be per
mitted to vote at the next or any succeeding
election who
HAS NOT nElN REBISTRED
as provided for by this sot."
While this is being done, the necessary steps
can, the registrar thinks, be taken by the voters
of the Tenth and Eleventh Wards to secure a
suitable candidate for the vacancy, either through
action by the Parish Committee, or by other aso
Uton.
Once assured that he is to be sworn in, Senator
Enstis will doubtless tender his resignation, by
telegraph, to the Lieutenant Governor and Pres
ident of the Senate, who will notify the Governor
of the vacancy, and the writ will issue as required
byseotion 5 of the election noact, No. 68, approved
April 11, 1877.
The State Auditor yesterday received the fol.
lowing letter
FROM THEll ATTORNEY O.NEnAL,
In reply to his own of the 4th inst., relative to
the remission of penalties on back taxes:
ATTORNEY GENeRAL's OrFFIn,
ttatbe-of Louisiano,
New Orleans, December 7, 1877.
Hon. Allen Jumel, State Auditor:
Dear 8ir-Your letter of the 4th Instant has
been received, and in reply I have to say that
after a careful examination of the whole subject I
am of the opinion that the penalties ought not
to be exacted. By act No. 23 of the regular ses
sion these penalties were remitted provided the
taxes were paid on or before the first day of De
cember, 1877. But by act No. 90 (the revenue
sot) of the extra session, section 58, it is provided
"That the tax collector shall on the first Monday
of November, file in the odce of the parish re
corder a de ailed list, giving the names of all per
sons whose taxes remain unpaid, as well
AS THE AMOUNT
of said taxes, and the filing thereof shall operate
a legal seizure of the property upon which said
taxes are levied; and from the date of said filing
said taxes ehali bear eight per cont per annum
Interest, and no olher penally shall be exziible,
any previous law to the contrary notwithstand
SIn my Judgment this provision is broad enough
to cover all taxes-those of former years as well
as those of the year just olosed. I can see no
reason why the Legislature should have to plaoe
the delinquents under the de factlo organization
which controlled the State for four years in a
worse position than those who have failed to
pay taxes to the government
Oe THEIn OWN CHOICE.
There Is every reason to conclude that it was
the purpose of the Legislature to relieve our peo
pie from all of these excessive penalties laid upon
them for the purpose of compelling their acqui
escence in a government not elected by them
'elves and seernly resisted by them at every
point.
I think the situation of affairs in Louisaina
both past and present, presents a case in which
a liberal construction, and one looking to the
public welfare is the true rule of interpretation
as applied to these statutes.
Very respertfl ally.
H. N. OGDEN, Attorney General.
This, as will be seen, settles the question as
far as the Auditor is concerned, and he will con
sequently instruct the tax collectors not to oom
pel the payment of penalties on back taxes.
The very liberal construction of the law given
by the Attorney General will of course be hailed
with delight by hundreds of taxpayers in the
State, and the position taken by the Attorney
leneral and Auditor will in the estimation of
many, be entirely Indorsed by the Legislature.
The Attorney General has aidressed a letter to
be judges of the district courts, requesting that
hey see that the jury commissioners fill the jury
wheel of
THE SIIUPBRIOR ORIMINIAL 000ET
with an entire new list of names.
The Attorney General has been advised that the 1
wheel contains names which have been kept I
there for three years, and in order to secure
A nHW DOPARTURE
t Is proposed to empty the wheel and fill It with
Snew list.
COMPLICATED LITIEGATION.
Over the Fund Oubserlbed for the Print
Ing House for the Illln.
There are now pending two oases, one in the
United States Oirouit Court, entitled the Ameri
oan Printing-House for the Blind vs. The Loulsi
#na Board of Trustees for the Amerioan Printing.
House for the Blind, and the other in the Sixth
District Court, entitled Valsin J. Dupuy et al. vs.
The Louisiana Board of Trustees for the Ameri
can Printing-House for the Blind. Both oases
may be considered as one. The plaintiffs in the
Sixth Distriot Court are intervenors in the United
States Circuit Court. This controversy, involving
a cash sum of $30,000, it interesting; not simply
to the bar and the litigants, but to outside par
ties. It is somewhat of a triangular contest.
Mr. Noise stands alone for the Amerioan Print
lng-House for the Blind, Messrs. Richardson
and Magruder for Dapuy et al., and Messrs.
Campbell and Merrick for the Louisiana Board of
Trustees. The facts are as follows :
Several charitably disposed individuals con
oeived the laudable purpose of establishlng a
printing hbuse to publish books in raised letters
for the use of the blind. To accomplish their end
several corporations were established, each aco
cording to the State of its domicile, being called
the Board of Trustees for the Ameoioan Printming
Hoime for the B.ind. It was understood the
printing house was to be established at Louis
ville, Kentucky. The different boards were to
solicit eubs, riptions from the citizens of the
States in whlch they were domiciled for the pur
pose mentioned. When a certain amount had
been raised it was to be forwarded to the Louis
ville house for the purpose of earrning on the
business of book printing in raised letters. There
was a special proviso of the charter of the Louisi
ana board which stated that if a certain sum
would not be raised, or if the printing house was
not established within a oertain time, then the
board would refund to the subscribers the amount
by them subscribed. Subscriptions were given
before the war the total amounting to sixteen
thousand odd dollars. This was made up of sub
scriptions of from five to five hundred dollars.
The war came and has gone. Rich men have be
come poor.
Among these unfortunates a number were sub.
set bers to this fund.
Wth compound interest it had increased to
UO,90. The subscriptions had more than
don led.
T money had never been applied to the par
Poes or which it had been subscribed. Many of
the brer instmitated suit agalnst the Louis.
las rd, alleging the money to still ntL the
Of the board, and that the n .hoose
pl had not been esta bed within
Dui,-g the pedeaoy of cue thee presed
:tQ b
to make ot Iae&deB thee thie td washeld
for them. 'The dmataded the L-ud-were
refuged. Prosedltea were Imuediately tLsti
told in the united States Court for its reoyery,
The Louislana board denied they were entitled
to it. The speetaole wee then presented of two
suite for this fund. There was but one fund. If
the subscribers gined their ease in the Distriot
Court, and the Louisville Printing-House gained
theirs in the United States Oirocut Court, what
was the Louisiana board to do ?
Now is the interesting part. An injunction was
taken out against the spbsoribers, to prevent
them from proceeding in the Sixth Court till
they had made the Louisviville Printing-House a
party to their proceedings.
The tLouirille house being an absentee. Judge
Righter appointed Mr. Moise ourator ad ho. to
represent it. So the oaee now stands.
STILL TiE CHAMPION.
As had been announced yesterday, Sexton and
Henry Miller met in courteous brilliard joust, at
Joe Walker's, last night. Mr. Miller Is well
known ase fine blade (if the figure is not over
strained) with the cue. Sexton, however, gave
him the odds, which he usually gives, of 200 in a
game of 600.
The result was that Sexton made 500 and Miller
75, Sexton's best runs being 147, 210 and 121, and
Miller's 40 and 18, giving as an average for the
former 45 6.11 and the latter 6 9.11. 8exton has
got a peculiar talent for keeping the balls in con
venient places, and we really do not see why he
ever fails to make indefinite runs.
To-night John Miller will enter the lists against
him, with the same odds, and the game will be
interesting.
WEATHER AND RIVERS.
Yesterday's Reports by OIgnal iervice
Dispatches.
The Signal Service telegrams report snow as
having fallen yesterday at LaOrosse, Wis., and
a higher temperature at nearly all of the twenty.
six stations from which reports are received.
The reports from the varinus stations show the
following as the state of the temperature at 8:45
p.m.:
Cairo 52, Cincinnati 47, Davenport 40, Dubuque
85, Galveston 03, Indlanola 50, KHoknk 44, La
orosse 82, Leavenworth 49, Louiville 49, Mem
phis 51, Nashv Ile 49, Omaha 41, Pittsbnrg 85,
bhreveport 55, St. Louis 50, St. Paul 81, Vicks
burg 54, Yankton 33, Augusta (Ga.) 60, C. reicana
56, Key West 03, Mobile 51, Montgomery 51, and
Savannah 52 degrees above zero.
A further rise of three feet five Inches was re
portd in the Ohio at Pitteburg, where the water
leve yeeterday was -thirteen feet four-ttnhee
above low water mark, and which is a full stage 1
to let out any coal fleet. A rise of five inches
was also reported at Davenport in the theissiseppi
and nine inches at Dubuque, but at either point
the level is not four feet above low water mark.
Frigerio reports the lowest temperature here
in the city on Thursday night at 84 degrees above
zero, and during yesterday from 85 to 51.
PEROTON A L.
His Honor, Mayor Jastremski, of Baton Rouge,
arrived yesterday morning in this city by the
steamer Natchez. We take his flne appearance
as a good indication of the healthy condition of
the ex-oepital of Lonisiana. He reports every
thing there as being very quiet and lovely, and
the whole population, white and black, happy
and oontented.
We had the pleasure of meeting on the streets
yesterday the genial face of Mr, James Hoemer.
of St. Tammany. Mr. Hosmer was "one of ours"
on the ninth of January last, and though it was
a cold and dry day, unfliochingly stood in the
front rank for the oause or Nioh ies and reform.
Gen. Augur paid Gov. Nicholls an informal
visit yesterday.
Gov. nillom, of Illinois, was expected to ar
rive in the city last night.
We learn that Mr. H. G. Heater, secretary of
the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, has been re
qtested by Mr. John t-herman, lecretary of the
Treasury, to furnish that department with infor
mation regarding the commerce of New Orleans
and the contiguous country, which is to be pub
lished in the Secretary's general report of the
commerce of the United States early in the year
1878. Mr. Hester is a carefll, accomplished
statistician, and will no doubt render a fall, so
ourate and satisfactory report.
AMUSEMENTS.
TROVATORI.
We prefer "Trovatore," with all its eccentrici
ties, to "Lohengrin," with all its mathematical
combinations. We prefer the fanciful and multi
colored pyrotechnics of Verdi to the air-rending
trombones, detonating French horns and cornets,
screeching violins and base viols, the rumbling
drams and banging cymbals and shouting
choruses of Wagner.
Our first attention to "Lohengrin" was so ex
clusively devoted to its melodies that we fell into
the error unprejudiced minds sometimes fall into;
they become prejudiced on the other side of the
question. A second hearing has convinced us
that "Lobengrin" deserves to be heard; that is
beyond question, for it is the work of a master
whose claims to celebrity have been acknowledged
by the best musical authorities of the world, and
we strongly advise those of our readers who
have not heard the opera to secure
the last opportunity, which is cffered
them to-day at the matinee, to do so.
But coming after "Lohengrin" and the "Flying
Dutehman,' "Robert le Diable" and "'rovarore"
were a relief to those whose task it is to attend
the opera nightly, and with that close attention
so necessary to encourage the performers in their
own arduous task to please an exacting public.
That Miss Pappenhelm manifests dramatic quali
ties of the highest order as Elsa we have already
conceded, and in fact while she was dealing with
the "music of the future" we have sympathized
with her in her physlcal exertions; and yet we
cannot conceive of a more dramatic role than that
of Eleonore, wMoh, while it is not written in the
dead high plane of Wagner. is more effeotive ar,C
withal carries with it a suavity not to be even d, -
tooted in the other part. In our opinion Eleonot e
is Miss Pappenheim's best role.
"Trovatore" brings out the four most talented
members of the Fryer-Pappenhelm opera com
pany (with one exception, Miss Human) and
what we had to say of these artiste--Misses Pap
penheim and Phillippe, and Messrs. Adams and
Tagliapietra-after the first performance of
"Frovatore" we can repeat concerning theperfor
mance last evening. It was charming and fully
deserved the large and select attendance of
ladies that graced the auditorium of the Varie
ties. The last act was particularly well sung and
was enthusiastically received, as it sheould have
been. Miss Papenheim's singing evidenced
that that lady had entirely recovered her powers
of voice, which she will use to-day to overcome
the overwhelming orchestration of Wagner in
"Lohengrin."
Our readers should remember that the matinee
performance at noon is given instead of the
night entertainment.
On uandsy the " Huguenots " will be sung in
Italian, by Pappenheim as Valentine, Human as
Marguerite, Adams as Raoul, Tagliipiltra as de
Nevers, Wiegaud as Marcel, and Blum as de 8t.
Brie. Miss Phillipps will.warble the role of the
page.
OGNExYIEViE OGE&
gives her closing performances at noon and at
night, presenting each time her new play of
" 1ons.
On Sunday the Evangeline Combination a
burlesque operatic company, will make their drst
appearance in this city in a epectacular musical
extravaganza, entitled "Evangeline," aid to be
very entertaining and well played.
At the St. Charles
MACALLISTEZR
in prestidigitation and mechanical magic again
at noon and at night, and until further notice.
The performance is fully worth the price of ad
mission, fifty cent, and every visitor to the thee
tre has a chance for the numerous presents
offered by Mr. Weston, including to-day at noon,
two china tea sets, and at night similar sets.
The principal presents last night (two chins
tea sets) were presented respetively to Mr. Jas.
McOonnell, No. 481 St. Charles street, and Mr.
Hugh autedy, 174 Gravier street.
TEa BIG snow.
Cole'se ireus, menagerie, quarium and trained
animals will open on Monday at the corner of
anald ad Boeheblave streets ior one week.
There will be eak day noon .d evening per
t.swioeee Austees of doe harseansehip
- -n~0~1 Wreak
i~lPJWCss~wIruuswwiu, V
AN APEPAL FROM LINGSTON.
TE N WNOLEtAstLW sUtj1lU IN TE AT
PARISM O@ LOGO, WOOD AND
SMlINOLrS.
The Pacts Lald Before The Eceoutive
Consultation With the United
States Authoritles.
Gov. Nicholls was visted at the exoeultive office
yesterday by Representative Spiller, of the par
lsh of Livingston, who came to the city in the
Interest of those residents of his parish who
depend for a living upon lumbering, that is, get
ting out logs, wood, eutting shingles, etac, and
rafting.
This class of people, Mr. Spiller says, are
almost in
A DEKsTITOTE 00NDITION,
from the fact that the United States authorities
some time ago seized all of their logs, shingles
and wood, and, further, even prevented them
from outting or shipping to this market from the
Amite river any wood or shingles, cven though
they lived and worked where they had lived all
their lives and where their ancestors had lived,
never once dreaming, nor is it yet settled, that
the lend belongs to the United States govern
ment.
The seizure of the logs, shingles and wood has
reduced them to such an extremity that Mr.
Spiller says they have now but a scanty supply of
food left, and none of them are in a position to
relieve themselves, consequently, unless their
property is released by the United States authori
ties, they will be o ,mpelled to
SEER BBEAD AND MEAT
here in the city.
After hearing the report Gov. Niocholls sent a
polite request to Deputy United States Marshal
Wureburger to call upon him at the executive
office, which he did and the state of facts pre
sented by Mr. Ilpiller was presented to
him. In reply he said that of the entire number
of logs seiz ,d in the Amite river all but 1940 had
been bonded, and these, unless bonded within
the next few days. would revert to the govern
ment. As far as the seizure of wood and shingles
was concerned, there had been no orders issued
from the marshal's office for suoh seizure,
although orders had been given to prevert
further cutting or shipping from the land which
the United ttates government claimed as its
own, and which Assistant Attorney General of the
UniftetfiBtaes Wlliiamson had deti .ed-sbeinig.
ing to the government.
During the conversation Mr. Spiller stated that
the deputy marshal had even
BfANDED THE RIlNoLRL
with the letters U. 8,, and had given positive as
snrances that the material was under seizure,
which, Mr. Wurzburger said, was without au
thority of law. Hie said further, that he had in
formation that a man giving his name as Smith
had represented himself in that section of the
country as a deputy United States Marshal, and
he thought it might have been that individual
who did the branding; furtoier, that his men had
been hunting Mr. dmith, and would arrest him
when they fouud him.
The result of the conference was that Mr. Spil
ler was authorited by Mr. Wurzbnrger to say
upon his return that the wood and shingles could
be
rHIPPED TO THIS MARA[T
withont further det.ntion on the part of tho
deputy United States marshal or his keepers.
In a conversation with a DZxMORAT reporter,
subsequently. Mr. 8piler stated that the land
from which this timoer is out belongs to the
succession of the old Houma estate or claim and
not to the United States government. He stated
also that he had presented a petition to the
Gvernor giving all the facts, and that will doubt
less be forwarded to the Secretary of the Interir
who has not yet, it seems, passed upon the
question of the ownership of the land.
('ITY ECHOES.
COAiA OF FIRE.
The Terrible Misery They Wrought Yes
terday.
Hardly has forty-eight hours elapsed since the
fire fiend placed Millie Estelle in her coffin than
we are called upon to chroniole two more acol.
dents of a like character. The second vitolim
was the dangerous burning of a colored woman
named Annie Sullivan at 10:30 o'clock yesterday
morning, t the residence of Mr. Chas. Geheeb,
No. 112 Baronne street. It appears the woman
was parching coffee, when a spark alighted on
her dress, which she did not discover until her
clothing was ablaze.
Becoming alarmed, the unfortunate woman
rushed into the yard and thence into the store of
Messrs. S. Lion & Co. One of the clerks, pos
sessed of considerable presence of mind, seszed
a blanket and smothered the flames, but not be
fore Annie had been very severely burned about
the body and arm.
There bring no physician near at hand, she
was removed to the Charity Hospital, where she
received medical attention.
Two Other Victims.
An hour had hardly, elapsed after the above
accident occurred, be fore a mother and daughter
met with the same feve.
Miss Ella Priest. a young lady sixteen years of
age, it apps ar, was sitting by the fire at the
residence of her parents, No. 403 Rampart street.
when, unobserved by her, a coal of fire fell from
the grate, wibch in a moment was fanned into a
blase, adh btf,'re the unfortunate girl realized
her situation she was enveloped in flimes.
Her screams for assistance brought her mother,
who, with no other thought than to rescue her
chi d, olasped her in her arms in hopes of extio
gulablog the devunring element. but which sue
clid not acc mpllsh until she was herself severely
burned about the hands and arms. Miss Priest
was very severely burned about her limbs and
body.
Dr. Borstchly was called to attend the mother
and daughter and did every thing in his power to
alleviate their sufferings.
The Pplcce Board.
The Police Board met last night in room 21,
Central Station, Mayor Palsbury in the chair,
and a quorum of the commissloners present.
Patrolman J. Landry, for neglecting his duty,
was admonished.
Patrolman Wm. Byan gave up ive days' pay
for having been found on his h, at drunk.
Officers F. Clew, H. Olew and E. Ryan were ad
monished 'or having absented themselves from
their respective beats without permission.
Patrolman John P. Calbert paid two days for
getting off his best without leave.
M. Rahers, of the Fifth Precinct, for disobe
dience of orders, was fined two days' pay.
Patrolman John Wiltz, for getting drunk while
off duty was flied ten days' pay.
Parolman Meyers gave up five days of his pay
for sitting down and sleeping on his best.
Thrown Through a Window.
At 2 o'oloot yesterday a colored man named
Packard Sanders, while working at the house No.
80 Jackson a reet, fell from a ladder In a room
of the second story, and was very severely in
jured.
It appears the injured man was standing on
theladder, putting up a window curtain when
it slipped and pretipitated him out of the window.
Alex Thib~ut was lodged in the Third Station,
charged with being a vagrant.
Jerome Pascal stole some molasses on the
levee and was immured in the Harbor.
W. J. Whitelcy was lodged in the Sixth Sta
tion, charged with blowing a police whistle.
Wi. Hunter was lodged in the Central 8tation
yesterday, charged with being a dangerous and
suspicious character.
On the night of the 4 Inst. some thieves stole 27
obickens out of Mr. Higgins' yard, corner of Com
mon and Tonti streets.
Clyde Howe, a youth of nineteen stummers,
carried a concealed weapon, to-wit: a revolver,
and was lodged in the Harbor Station.
John Moran, at the instigation of John W.
Sayre, was immured in the Central Station,
charged with the larceny of a turkey.
John Benches, charged with assault with a dar.
erons weapon on Julia A Dettermer, was sent
before the lUst District Court, under bonds of
aah Madison, charged with brach of tract
.sd wa yyestray set before
thr. tm QI , uD Dot bO adsof o,
aga m on. him by 3.11. ffmtsre.
tIM 00" 1 1C6TRO *T HS 8WAM.
The Deslir of the MopilMeas n "W"e
to Prevent Cenelblatlu,
IAugnsta Chronlale and Oonetitetoagllaet.
Enough of the curttid ,a been lift fro
the secret eeseion of the 8ate, penal th
,onflrmatton of Col. O, P. l'mnOs ,
that party bitttrnesa rges twsreWtB toA ff
quite u ex ected an Uolaýo fr
te the fault of thoee I ets h' -p
party in that body if tper or i
be intefinitbly Dostpon d Ans y,
rage but the deeperatibn of a n ,
It Is the im oteut vind ti.veness
rion, who hurls his d ikata tip a@ly
last contort on. rather t the
dlwnlty of (Casar, whof n. d hl I tl btet&
and fails at last with sometltln. !ti.O1ub.
The Republloens knowfull welt ol
can last but fourteen tmoths er,
all accldents, and that in le8h1 9 0t
have a Demooratic majority ofrom r
twelve. Their sole hope I tO torouee.tl
prejudlies. to turn back theail m tO
oon, ulse the 4nlop with falsea atd e
the Man-on-Horsebak, anI to throtte li t
conilleation and tramto with one olettsotrs
deavor. We can well compreheld hhe I
poignant anguish of all springs from te
iThat the solid South is doing all theIr b-tpi
for them, and that their coupt d e W'a., fom
askctlon they so heartily aelepwd aWtloh
had so sedulously anldlabditellp ehl v
to stamp out. The for that the se
simply turning their WDapons atint tin
Mr. Bedflld, one of their otwn party
but an exceedingly just and wel-polp ma
reminds them of this in these wotd "Th.
lRepublicans themselves are th art e of
their own immedlate ruin. t tano he
would Ie no possbbill y of the De r
tine control before 187, ifthe the
cans, hadl not organized the wid ands
linia into a seotarate State and g von two
Henators. So far as the South', rn Stat5 st
-onrerned. there was no pr speetbh theyWl
asnd up other than I)emoorati ona ftor
many years to come. Now that power ie
so near their grasp no sensito i n e
expect them to spit no' or revie the o
Whig party, or anything of that sort. ier
Marth, 1879, there will b, but one Bepe
Hon .tor from the entire Soulh. rnes, o
lssr1ppl. He goes out in 1881, , bnd of rse w
be sucnceeded bqy a Dmecrat, The one hUni
thoneand majority whlch the Dem orarf
In Mississtppl, more or less, and lkejl y aor
than less, points strongly to a Demoat In ple
of Bruce as soon as Bf ues g is ot of the wa
The Congres'lonal d-legating from thrt tte
is already solid. After Marioh 101 tim.
crlat will have thirty Senators f.lomtnhe t So
States end the Itepubllcans barely two How
dooe that strike soul? 8,mewhat sodfd,
doubt, What the Iet slave 8ts a ve haveis
slaves they hive.zn idi n nlt ittPitwe
being welded in comp et mass, wil ultlimate1
dictate the nal'al policy."
Confronted with these tremenldo a ftats, the
Rtpubilfans r'we like heathen bIn.the .leteO
crats can afford to preserve their eunlmlt,
and show, by superlor manil ass, bthtihy e.
serve their wonderful luck. he hold th o
noer of advantage and should not Imperil It
The evil genlu o the prssnte 4.t oar
pet-bagaw. r He represents Nem dl sP hOW.
how providentially the soese of men are
brought to dest utlion by their own InstC
ments. The Demon, ate sready peses it
substance of power without rleponi
trhey can employ themselves most ohly I
adding as Ifttle fuel as owsibleo the am o
seetloal disc ,rd, so that when tho controlo
the Hnnate shall aotu il1y come, a few months
hence, it will b,+ but a prelude to the control of
the wholecountry by an overwhelming popular
Indorsemnont,
Heliogg's tlli,.
IBalti more Sun
WAsnIsoTOw. Dee. 2.--I is understood that
a short tlime a motion Will be offered intb,
eonate for a "ommi tve to iovestimgat the
charges made by Judge Spofford as to Kellotgg'
I tampering withthhe Returning Board to re
I his election to the Senate Should these ltarm
a be sustained the Republicmn.n cotd raise -l
o ftjeetion to the displacement of Mr. Kelo
Whethnr the Democrats when obtoai .
trol of the enate will oust Me. t an
event is to be doubted. Some of them 1tv1
already expressed themaelve. on the suflu
and deoolred that they will oppes any m e
ment against Mr. Kellogg unless for ocuse; it
he has been voted in by a majorltyon theme a
of thecase just as Mr. Btler has ,a
thatebouldbhe the end of it unlesst Its ssta
that he procured his e'eotlon throunh rag
corruption or other improper motive. No ra n
has more reason to bles his t. rs t1han Mr.
Kellogg. for there are at leasta good thalf d
Republican enators who Would not h ote
for his admission under any other ci'cumi.
stances.
All women play cards alike. Watch a woman
at a game of whist and you'll grt a pretty r
roet idea of how all women play whist: "
me, Hilarry, is it my play? Let me se-s n
hand low-that's the first time aroundof that
sult, ain't it? Well, I'll Dlay-no, I hardly thipi
I will-now you stop looking at my n.d-"i
you see anything-of course I'm going to play,
but I must have time to think-hat's trumps
spades-I thouuht ',was clubs--well I'll-n
ye.-well, there!" Then she will ofap an sac
on her par'rer's kilng and lnsist upon kespl g
the triek for fear she will be cheated out of It ia
the final count.
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ance with thi traditional good fortune of itle
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J)ecemrtr 10, at the office of the company, sE
Camp street.
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