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A TOTAL, EILIPSE. A .PBCTACULAU DRAIhA IN PRlPAIA TIlON IN THE HIGQH H.AVENS. "'The sun's eye had a sickly glare."-[Campbeil. We are indebted to the chief signal ofnoer of the army for an elaborate and exhaustive paper on the prospect of favorable weather conditions at sixty-seven places and stations, military poste, etc.. In and near the path of totality of the coming eclipse. Home idea of the labor necessary In the preparation of this paper may be gathered from the fact that the weather weeords for each plae have been examinet for ,periods ranging from one to ten years back sometimes more. and from those examinations the averaage number of unfavorable days occur ring In July has boen computed, and finally from this has been deduced the oerrentr4gn of dhanoes of favorable weather at ac'hl plaeo at, that time of the year. It is fortunate, too, that the paper has been prepared so early; for this timely notice gives to selentitlc men an oppor tunity to select a favorable or convenient lo cality long beforehand, and to make all other necessary preparations in the most elaborate manner. From this paper we have condlnsed the fol lowing data concerning the solar eclipse an aounced for the twenty-ninth of July next: Concerning the causes which produce an elllpse of the sun or moon the following. con densed from the valuable work of Ouillemin on "The Heavens." will give a very good idea,. The orbit of the moon is situated in a plane which makes, with the plane of the terrestrial orbit, a certain angle, nearly constant. It fol lows that half of the monthly revolution of the mton round the earth is effected al,,ve this lat tsr plane, and the other half brime It. Cones quentlythe moon passes through the ecliptic twice every lunation. The positions which the moon occupies during these passages through the ecliptic are called the hNodes. One is called the ascending node, and the other the dscondl Ing node. If the nodes remained invariable in their relative positions with rtegard to the sun. one of two things would happen--either there would be no eclipses at all, or there would be two each lunar month. But the nodes are dls Placed from one lunation to another; and it is enyto comprehend that an eclipse will take ylaoe every time the notlde coincide, or early coincide, with the phases of the full and the new moon, that is with the syrzvies, as they are called. As the moon Is much smaller than the sun. It will be readily understood that it is its small relative distance which causes its disc to appear of equal and even of greater dimensions than that of the sun. This distance varies by reason of the el Ilptical form of the orbits, and hence the ap p.re t size of the moon, as compared with that. of te sun. is sometime larger, sometime s smaller than. and sometimes eual to. that of the sun. 'I his is tilhe same as saying that if. at the middle phase of the eclipse the moon's dise is not large enough to hide the whole face of the sun, the shadow of the moon will not then be long s'no..h to rnanh the earth, and the result will e an attnular rlltpse; because a ring of the sun's disc will be vlsitle round the disc of the moon. But if at the middle phase of the eolipse the moon hides the whole fac-e of the sun then the moon's shadow will rOach the earth, and the eclipse will be total In the shad .w or umbra and partial in prnPbira. To produce a total ecllpse of the sun, then: 1. The moon must be in conjunction. i.e.. new m%,e must be near a node: and 3. Her distance from the earth musFt be lees than the length of her shadow or imbra. if the advantages to be dr(ived by the sieen world from accurate observations of an eclipse, especially a total one, it is scarcely necessary to say much in a necessarily brief artole like this. What adds to their importance when they do come (and we have had but seven or .ight since 3e6l) is that the total obscurity in a total eclipse lats but a couple of minutes--the greatest pos tible duration in this latitude being but, about 1ix minutes. In that brief space observations are made which have started the ucOstton whether the moon htes an atmosphere: also whether or not the sun has not an atmosphere of vast vertical height, a question caused by the various appearances and changlug colors of the corona seen during totality. Then there are the various questions concerning the promi enoes or protubcrances once supposed to bo ong to the moon, bhut now believnd to belong to the sun, as pr oved by Do La iup; and various more important problems relating to the physical constitution and construction and ar rangement of the constitutent parts of the sun its nucleus. chromosphere. ote. . A total eclipse of the sun Is a magnificent and Solemn spectacle. Arago thus desribes th, nt. tttTi u 9t , entilre population of a city while o.e-rving o .no "In the moment which triontded totality. a when the suntlreduc'dto a narrow Ihread.to-Kinn to throw on our horizon but a very foeblo light. ortof inqulotludle seizced upon every one; onbh s tel the desire to comunicateo his impressions , those by whom ho was surrounded. Hence a dull roar like that of the sea after a tempest. The u roar bec.ame stronger as the solar cres cent diminished. Tno crescent disappeared; at s last darkness supervened, and an absolute r silence pervaded the milltitiode. "The megntllenmee of the oclions triumphed ever the petullllai eof youth; over that careless air which is intended to psas for superiority. and over the noisy indiffironce ordinarily as sumed by soldiers. A profuntd laim reigned in the air: the birds ceascd to sing. "After a solrnin waiting of about two minutes., transports of joy-unanimous and frenzied Sbiaudits-greeted the appar.ntly triumphant reapvearanee of the king of day." After having thus aseen one, it is easy to un derstand Milton's expression. "Disastrous Twi light." in the following: - i"Thro' the misty air Shorn of his b.ams. or from behind the moon. In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds On half the nations." And to appreciate Southey's beautiful lines: --"The twilight gleam dilates, The sun comes forth and like agod Rides thro' rejoicing heaven !" But returning to our subject. viz: the coming eclipse. It appeaR s from the data inclosed by the chief signalL bfler that there are eight eta tlons in Lonisiana. situated either within or mear the path of totality. These are: 1. The signal service st tion at Shreveport. where the records have been examined for ten months (of July) disclosing the fact that the per eentage of unfavorable lays in July is 12.0; from which it is deduced that the chances of having weather favorabla for observing the eclipse at that point amount to 55 per enut. 9. The army military post at Baton Itouge. Int. 30 deg. so min. and long. 91 dog. 5 min., whore the percentage of unfavorabloe days in July is found to be C.c, and the chances of weather favorable for observing the eclipse Cs per cent. This station, like the preceding one, is near the path of totality. , Olive Branch. La. Formerly,. from this point a voluntary ob-ervur used to forward his observations to the chief signal officer. Olive Branch Is in the path of tot lilty. lat. 29 dog. r, mtn. and long. 91 dog. 32 min., and elevation above mean sea level 15 feet. The percentage of chances for this point have not boen calculated 4. The voluntary observer at New Orleans, whose ofllcu is situated in lat. 29 dog. at min.. and long. S deg. 5 min.. is near the path of totality. The per cent e of unfavoi able days at his station is '.4. and chanoes of favorable weather for observing the eclipe amount to 69 per cent. The signal office at New Orleans. locs', in the Oustom-House, is not accounted in >i %oatr the path of totality. 5. The v.luntary observer at Bat-,n !t·1i'. whose office is situated in lt.30d.e cnr:1.. long. 91 d, g. 10 min. and near the path ' - Ity hes ceased sending in his reports, a. ti o albly, for that reason, the i,' r uentage of t +ol ,e. has not been calculated for that point. 4. The office or station of the voluntz' .. erver at Bhreveport. having an altitude , feet above mean a a level, and situated i.L 'a, 9 der. so min . long 93 deg. 45 min.. is neal 'ii th of totality. ltopo[ts from there, too v, jaeen discontinued, and the chances t j.en calculated. t. The discontinued voluntary o ' lion near Washington. La., n ,,at mn. long. 92 dog. o' min., is near: ,' S. Lake Charles. La. ,r :wt do i' min.. one. 99 de. 15.. is a v r- ' ,*tbscrver statidn. und is in the path c ".', The follow g arht .'. :. stations in the path of total ty, with t l., : - ..age of chances Sweather cotditiont.i .. ible for the obser ation of the eclipse: e Ja.aboro A2. Fort Richardson ,7. imoat Farm (near i. e msa. 1, Trale l1.t (lat. as des 30 min.. loni. 9 (leg. 4 Station (lat. 82 deg. 4A min., lengr. , deg. i1 min.. i. e. eleven mIles west of (llimer) 19, Columbus aln, Autin (lat. so deog. i min., long. 97 deg. 40 min.) sm. We reserve further comments and data for a future article. --**4 - -- FALLING INTO LINE. Colored Voters of the seventh Ward Re pudlate Hayes and the Republlean Party. and Ask Admlisson Into the Democratic Party. Yestorday evening a large meeting of the col ored people of the Seventh Ward was hold in Bt. Margaret's Hall, on Tontl. between Onzaga and Abadie streets. The meeting was called for the purpose of determining upon the future political course to at0 pursued by the co'ored voters of the Seventh Ward. It was well at tended, and deep interest was manifested by the parties present. The final action resolved upon was determined after earnest deliberation by the most Influential colored men of the ward,. and It may be taken as a foreshadowong of the polltical results to be expeoted In that ward hereafter. The following preamble and resolutions were adopted: Whereas, the colored people of this ward have heretofore voted with and steadlly adhered to the RIepubllean party. believing its principles to be In accordance wl h the spirit of progrtess and clvil liberty, and that its ft-repeated declarations of true friendship toward us then were made In candor and sincerity; and Whereas. tht said IRepublican party at its last national convention fully reaffirmed Its former declarations anti principles, and by conducting its presidential election upon the same, claim to have elected to the oflioe of President of the United HStats Gov. It. B. Itayes; and Whereas, In order to secure the election of the said It. B. lHayes. eight Republlcan votes were glvecn by the Republit'ans of LouIlslnaand I accepted by the National Iteptlillan upirty:; and Whlere'a, during the canvass rof the lectoral vote of this State every possible effort that could hie tdel was pDlt forth by promlinnt. Ito puhlchans sent amongset us from the North and We st. friends of Mr. Ilaye., to impre's us with the necessity to our protection and safety of sus taining the election of Mr. Hayes; and Whereas, the voting in 170l resulted, as we believed, in the olectlon of the Itspublican norm Inee for Oovernor of this State. the lion. H. B. Packard,. anti of the other Iepubliclan nominees for HState oimers thety having recelved from :tum to acs votes more than the presidential electors thus removing all doubt tn relation to othetitleof said officers as compared with the tltie given to the' Pre sident by the said electoral votes; and Whereas, the said It. It. Hayes. after having thus been elected I'residentof the United States Ihrough the eight Republican votes of Loulsi atna, not only failed to perform his constitu tional dutlies as Pre sildent of the United States. In recognizling a State government embracing, In all of its features. a more unquestionable title than his own. but sent amongst us a nmum her of Republicans, styled a commission, who, under the guise of friendship, suRlteeded by promises and threats,. In demoralizing the state Ligislalurn of Louisiana, and in breaking up the tRepublican party; and Whereas, the said It. I. HIayes. by the atd ministration o,f the affairs of his ofilleO both political anti civil, has vluntarily reflected upon his own title and given proof to the Deo pie of the nation and of the world that he him self believes that he occupies a seat to which he was not electedi; and Whereas. no protest has ever been made by eithter the it -pubilitian Dress or the National It piublican party against sitch a violent and un proreedentetd work of heartlness trca,;hery upon tte Dart of their repriOsentative, It. B. Hayes. andt we theirefore are justified in charging the wholo party and not the President alone with being guilty of making for itself. In the sur rnloer of all its assulmed prirlIipiles, the most disgracetul record of any party that has pre eoded it; and Wher,'is, the above recited acts upon the part of It. It. Hayts towel d a people to whom he owes his present position, constitute contemptille and] uhtprecedented work of treachery and c,w. ardlce, without parallel in the hi-tory of any party in any country; therefore, be it Ier.,tol/el. That. while we accord till credit to the Iotpublican party of the nation for what It ,it;omplished while under the leadership of true and patriotic men, we do hereby rep udiate and denounce the tonlductt of the said it. B. Hayes as being mean, towardly, dishonest and ullnlatural; and we tdo also as earnestly repot dlate and denounce the equally mean, cowardly press and party in the s plod atction of tthe said t self-confessed usurper: and we do hereby feel it t , be our duty as colored men to withdraw I from a party which has declared to the world that the principles It has contended for nave .,en wrong. l tsolcerl, That we do herohy renounce our Sallegiance to the said Republican party, be Slieving it to be no longer worthy of our trust andi confllence. Rtsohtet . That we do hereby sever our con nection with the Ropublican party, and place i ourstlvaP.as an organization, dlre,'tly under the jirisdlctlon of the regular Democratic party of this State. Itentohried. That a copy of the foroinag pe- I ambitu and rtesolutions be ttpullshed In the Now I Orleans DEMOI('AT. The following is the list of the offl tore and honorary membiers of the club organiz~ii at the above-mentioned meeting: otffcer·-John Barrow, president; {4, Free watn, first vice president; James Armstrong sitsond vice preotident: Joseph Reeling, third vice artmidelnt: IS in Franklin, f¶-urth vice presl ,dent: Jhn Q. Thornas. rtecording setrtetary; Htenry Mitchell. assistant.mc:retary; P. Griffin. treasurer: fames C. Thomp-on, grand mar t shll: Louis ,Jefferson. first assistant grand Smarshial; Geo. Roase,. sectnd assistant grand marshal ; Isucs Livingston. sTrgtant-at-arms; SPompiey JeffTrson. first assistant sergueant-at arms; Wilitam Johnson. second assistant sor gentot-at-airmfs. ,torartt t Ae Mt.'cte.-Gov. F. T. Nicholls. i Lieutt. G(o. L. A. Wiltz. lion. Louis Bush. Hin. E. D White. Hon. J. It. Eustls, Judge A. L. Tis st. HoN. J. DL. Edwards. Hen. Cihes. Cavannae. i Judget W. T. Httston. Hn. .Jhn MtUtaffrty. It Hn. Ild. Pilsbury. Judge N. II. Rlightor. Judgit Ott mtton thh secretary was Instructed to for wardl the tredtntitls of the organization to the Central Democratil C.utl of the ward tot recog nltion aI a sub anxiliary club. It was furthtr orderted that he Niw Orteant DIEMOt:tRAT he HR ilet.d as tho official organ of the organiztAtion. DRUMNMING UP MAILORR. Heveral days since United States Shipping Commissioner Wright caused the arrest of a person named Oliver Canton. charging him with a violation of the United States law prohib iting, in substance, the system of brokerage in securing employment for seamen. Canton. it seems. had charged several sailors so each for securing their positions, $2 for cash Ing their due bills-made for $20 each-and $l for taking their clothing from their boarding house to the ship. making $s for each one out of I the Sao he would receive in advance on his due bill. When the case came up for trial Canton was sent bef, re the United States Circuit Court under a b td of $2000 for his appearance. the bond being given: but as the ship was to have sailed la.t night it is more than like'y there will be no witnesses for the prosecution when the case comes to trial, Commissioner Wright states that this is the first case of the kind that his attention has been called to for some time. and that he shall use every means in his power to protect the seamen and break uo any system of brokerage of the kind that may be inaugurated. He stated further that when the crew of tihe ship in ques tion was mustered before going to sea, he should require that each of the seamen who had been subjected to the brokerage should be I settled with in full, else he would reject them t and compel the filling of their places. The steps taken by Capt. Wright in this instance are to º carry out the law and prevent the inauguration of the brokerage sailor-drumming system. which he will do. and in doing so will have the support of the entire marine community. THE ARMIY OF TENNESSEE. The members of the Association of the Army of Tennessee will hold a special meeting this *evtning in the rooms of the Louisiana Field Artillery. at the Mechanics' Institute. The ob o,-t of the meeting is to proceed to the annual ,'tlton of officers. The record of the Army of I'r.unessee is full of heroic pages. and Its sur 'liEg members must not be oblivious of the as rv.d tast. They are expected. therefore, to tm t tt tull numbers to-night, so as to make L, r t."r " of off.:ers for the ensuing year a S , ca t'resiou of the sentiment of the as burt will he brought ag.ainst all attor. e ny. phystcians, brokers, merchants, tor dealers and othlers owings license i. .rsoua property taxes, without fur i thre ote. IM & Chadon has the call at hotels an 'Rrsit _ _ _ IN (IIAINS. A GIRL CONFINED FOR TR.lE NONTHU IN A SPACE OP MIX FEET. Slrkenlng Story of Irutallty on the Part of an Unnaitural FaIher, and the Ex perleneen of a Poor Insane Girl. The bells on the necks of the car mules were jingling merrily notwithstanding the falling rain. little girls were laughing under the shel ter of neighboring sheds on Canal street as a reporter of the DMNoORAT started out yesterday afternoon to learn something of an alleged case of torture to an unfortunate girl. The afternoon was gloomy enough, but the sickening details gleaned in his perambulations added what would have made even a Mark Tapley forget for the nonce his jollity and sink Into aid rumina tions on the sufferings of poor humanity in even this, a city of boasted beneficence. Some days ago information was received that in a house near Broad street there was a girl chained hand and foot, and had booeen for some three months, and in pursuance of this the reporter starteet on his uest naccompanied by Judge Bouthworth and A. DeFunblanque. the British consul at this port. WHO VOLitNTRERED out of pure humanity. The reporter got out of the Canal street cars at Dorgenois street. and I going up that etopped at the corner of Palmyra to look for the habitation wherein It was said the girl had been confined. It was easily found according to the directions given by a lady who had before visited the place. On Palmvra, two doors from iDorgenois street. it stood. From a hasty glance at its exterior and surroundings it might have been taken for one of (unllp's re treats. It was a dilapidated one-story house,. containing two rooms, standing brnk a short distance from the street. tainted it had been, but the winds and rains of a number of winters had told upon it, and here and there bare patches showed where the painter's work had peeled and dropped off. There was a broad alley way running back on one side of the house, oiled about were ,itoes of old scantling. doors and other remnants of buildings that had long slnce been torn down. The place wore A MOSRT DILAPIDATED AT'PARAN(E. In the rear was a shed, filled with a conglomo ration of tool chests, benches and timber, that seemed to Indicate the a, b tation to be one of some retired carpenter. The party halted at the gate and looked In. There was not a stir on the inside, and the only one noticeable was on the part, of the neighbors. Window shutters flow open, doors were silly unlatched just enough to allow a nose to show on the outside, and in a few minutes the whole neighborhood showed signs of no ordinary commotion. On Inquiry from a party living next door, it was learned that the proprietor of the house was not in but soon would be. and the reporter, not wishing any delay. unhooked the rickety gate and entered the yard. The front door was found to be locked but a window adjoining was easily opened and through it an entrance was gained to tie houese. While the party wrre en deavoring to get admission into the hack room the proprietor appeared and, on being In formed of the misci,'n. opened the front door. 'The front room bore out the impre(ssions frmed from a view of the outside. In confu lsion around wre the remnants of what havl once be.n a set of mahogony furniture. The seats of the stuffed chairs had hat the hair cloth worn off. and protruding therefrom in dingy tresses hung festoons of moss and cotton. A dingy sofa reciined on throe rlgs against the wall, in tote-a-tote with a veteran table which had long since DIRSOWNED ITS KINT)RHPD. and stood the ghost of what it oncoe was. In ti one .orner folded up in the smallest possible a space was a small mattress. whilst near it. sHIUII n htired a well worn frying pan, its handle resting r against the cthimney. On the hearth were some flveor six sticks of charred wood, their ends, a buried in abed of ashes that seemed to have ia burned out long ago. On the mantel-piece an i t old bottle that looked as if it might have once t contained cheerful wine. held up a shrunken e candle and was confronted by a dirty plate. The whole room looked like some stre-room a of a Krook who went off in Bleak House in a t blaza from spontaneous combustion. Passing through this the door to the other r room was opened. The party started to enter it but inastinctively drew Iaek. A stench such a only can onn tie smelled drove them ber;,k, The fetid odor of TIt ("ItArNEL, nOtrfE. with an addition of a forgotten vault. could only approach it. It was sickening. and the I party could only endure it after a stide window had been opened and a partial ventllation ot - T ttrained. The proprietor ushered them In. ie r was a man of about sixty-flve years. with hair : of light gray and a face that. seemed o have lost every trace of the softer lines. Bright gray eyes threw out now and then nlashes or light that soon faded away, whilst nervous. trernu- ious lips betrayed much .xcitAment and etmo tion. Ho sald his name was Hamuel Barnes. and he had at one time bern a prosperous mar chant on Poydras street, Heo had two sons. on e Charles it. and the other Alfred H. Barnes. When questioned, he made a s'aternmnt in which he frequently contraiictd himself. H", said his daughter was thirty-one years of age, and had been crazy for some time. About three months ago he went to tht r'ity Insane asylum and found that she was well, and took her out. After he had taken her out she used" to go to market with him and help him at hi- v-gertabl stand at Foydrax market, but he found he would have TO 'HAIN HER. Bohe went to the asv'um and borrowed a pair of handcuffs, and cnhalned her in the rom,n. to cure (?) her. tie couldn't exactly state how long she had been so chained At one time, hie said. it was only a month, anti at another it w a flve months since he borrowed the handcutTa, When asked who cared for iher, he said he did. He went to market very early in the morning, and it was sometimes 3 o'clock in the afternoon when hegot homrne. During this time sh- was chained upln ber room, with no ventilation but a half-opened window, and without a soul near her. When questioned about the bruises on her back. he said she must have gotten them by falling down on the floor. He never had walp peod her-only kept her chainedl. The reporter, after light had been admitted Into the room, in company with Mr. DeFon blanque and Judge Houthworth. examined the surroundings. In the far corner. firmly nailed againet the wall. was a small wooden bench about four and one-half feet in length and very narrow. From a hole in the wall hung a chain not more than three feet in length, which would allow the prisoner to stand upright, but, not to lie on the it or. About eight feet front the bench was an old mahogany bed. on which was piled a mass of PUTREFYINGo RA'tS I and an old mattress. Here within a circle of three feet had thlis unfortunate girl passed the last three months nak, d arnd without anrything to ieo on. anti if she had had it without the power to reach it.' IWhile the party were examining the room so I great was the stench they had to withdraw to the open air, the lungs not being able to stand I the noisome effluvia that came from the rags and floor. On the ceiling there were broad splashes of filth as high as a man's head and covering a space ten feet square. The room 9 had been washed by the father that morning, as he said he wanted to clean it up after the girl 5 had been carried back to the Insane Asylum. ) but all of his labors had been ineffectual in re I moving the results of the girl's long conilna ment After a careful examina ton of the yard e and premises the party left, and as the gate closed an old cat. reduced almost to a skeleton, crawled out from beneath a pile of lumber in the yard and mewed piteously for meat. The reporter next called upon a family living in the adjoining house. Here he found two young men. apparently about twenty years of age. In response to his inquulle they state.l d that Barnes had not lived long in that neigh borhood. They knew the girl tarah was CP.AY. if for they had seen her break loose one night and i run naked across the green. Her father r-aught e her and took her back. On- of the youths said g he was t lays' a the piano at the tine,and didln't e take particular notice. becau-o it wasn't his a business. When asked whether they had never - made any inquiries about the girl. after they found she did not come out any more, they said they dtin't bother about it for it was not their look out. They didn't know exactly wheth-r the girl had or had not been chained, for they never went to look. It was evident the e neighbors f.a-ed Barnes and did not care to tell all they knew. The discovery of the girl's position came about in this way: A Mrs. Grimes, who was 41 aquinted with her. had missed her for some Itiei dm on t iri of a the ne~tigbors learned thse ate she entered, but could gain no entranoe intthe house. P.cling along the side-gallery she managed to oven a side-shutter and then a aight greeted her eyes that caused her to step hback in horror. Standing like a statue on the floor in manacles. nude as when first born, was Harah Barnes. The chain that bound her was stretched its full length, but would let the terrl ble figure go no further. The face was not visible. ALL THAT CtOULD rlR RKEN were two vacant eyes and the mouth. All the features, everything that would show the form to be that of a human creature, were hitden In a mask of filth. Her hair was matted and stood out on end. while over her body the VERMIN I.EIRURaTY ('RAWiED,. At that time there was nothing in the room hut a wash tub. but later it seriml the father had moved an old beld In to give aRomblanreof fom f rt to the apartment, as thus it was found when the reporter visited the place. Mrs. Grimes called on several ladine in the neluhtborhood to go In and siA the sportnt'lit, but hthey refused; thtan she talleid on several men and they also rnufused. She then rcalled on a lady living on Canal strrnet whoem rouragn was equal to her humnnity, and she put on tier hat and went with her. When th.t couple reached there the poor girl was still standinu in the same position. The mlisary of her long confinonent had mwle her obllviolus of ier surroundinrgs andt she paid no attention to the visittors. Mrs. Grimles raited In a police oflmtnr and then with hter own hands lretared the girl with a covering so that she was IIt to te son. Hhe was taken to the Insane Asylum and catred for. Thither, In order to gain the full partliilars, the rteportier wont. After the party hntl entredtl the gate of the asylum they were met by (Capt. Mounlter and his assistant. Henry HFamltorn, who willingly escorted them through the build Ing although the hour was quijte late. Harah Harnres was a.kend for, nnd. Iaftetr pr..ning down the broad gallery the fetmale de partmtint was entered. and in a clean arld well-kipst nell she was froundr standing, .s diliarihtid by lth ladih. who had fi at, soon her, with her .vyes lowttd. whilst onf her clountenannt there was It motst plai'id exprePssion. The kepers approachhed her tenderly and called her by namei, withoutr getting any response. .'erfeetly immovable sho at td,t her fatrmt pale and without exprssaion. whilst her limbs senmod too te hartly able to support her. She was. both In figurei anti fato. what. uInder other tirtrlmstnniets. wtiould have b--en a eaiutifli woman, but long suff.tring had wrought terrible changes. Tim reop.rtor approtm,-h her and icalled her hy name. but there was still no respornse. Mr. )e Fonblihr quel then. to touch uomt kety that might vibrate in her memrnry. called the ninmn of Mrs. Grimes. Theri was a rehlxation of the mus lhis,. a softnrinrig of the lints of t.he fac'e, andi srumethi,,g like vitality Iogan to show itself. The tyits openoed. andr to the surprise of all prnoant, there radliattedi from therm it light that the like the roeporter never saw before FROM HIUIMAN EYE. The soft h1tsre of Beatrlci. Conr.with the deep. loving k indness qtf some of tthe old mnestros' St. ,Johns. hieamuil forth. and for a moment rteason had assnmod heir sway. The exOpression of the face was for It moment almost thwatiflc, and when st.e wats asked whether shie wanted to go home, from her plae lips, in a musical, low un dtrtone, she uttered thile words: "No; dor't take mie where I'll be coitred with vermin. Hhe relapRseD Into her former state, and so re malnirl for some time. hot after repeoate.d calls she rievivedn, and when asketd ganin what wits til, matter, feebly respondeld: "Evil will always - titnurar " A deathly palor then overspreant her fate and she looketd the pitturt of death itstelf; hut ..he soon rertovered enough to he led away. 7 he ,ssiatants at the asylul,. whin askred ahborut Sarah. said that when her fathier hail taken her away kilE WAt As TIEALTTfY I looking girl as coull h,, s.eAn. iHh was fiat and hearty, and rcould tornvorse rattionally on any I uhlioit. Hot kindly wiere her feelings to wirds tlhe krteepers and Inlatets f the asylum it was her habtl every iunday tho visit, there and tiring fruit and cakes to her lat ulnfortuntte rrtmpanion., hhe repeated the.e visits fro tiuently. and seemed to enjoy the delight of the unfortunates at her prestants. Captt. Mornnier statd that she was perfectly rational during these visits andti hoe thought shei woiuldi never again become an inmate of the instituti,,n, Theu whole story Is tort tmi a one for commenrt.. TPe lournallIt. hi, itated to the sight of all the horrors that crimen or arteldent rcan bring r ahuout. In such a Rlase fOreIs that mirre worrts fall miserratly to dpirt "in their trut light the hor rors of the pirture. Whlih in the soft catlonce of the music thu gay and light-hieartted tril the mfnrry hontr away, while the carrniage lights glimmer and the Sbrtight chantdollers sernn forrth their radian'cn on the night, this unfortunate bilng sits In her [ cell, tortiured with a huni-rtid strange fancies. nottht least. of which is that of her late manacles i I anld relentless chain. Tom Hrod's tlelliat human love could not have a fitter suihjnet on which to rhyme as tearful a song an his "Bridge iof Highs." + HOMICIDE. P FIght Over a Whisky Bottle. and Murder a the Keult. Yesterday morning Shr!ff Marrero., of St. a Bernard varish. call d at .Judge Miltntribrger's < offil,, for Ihe purpr(se of seruring the commit merit of a rprisoner in his charge to the Parish Prison, there being no jail in the parish of St. r lIernard. A representative of the DMcRAT.." happening to be in court at that time. entered into conversation with the sheriff to learn why he wanted to secure the comrrlt.ment. andi against whom It was intended to be served. 1 Mr. Marrero then gave the full vrrsion of ai blody tragiedy that had been rnanterd in hisl parish, in which the prisoner was the prlrival actor. "Yesterday even ing." (i.unday). SAID MR. MARRERO. "at about 4 o'clock, an 1ee cream wngon. driven by a man named Charley Rytbllue, entred] Htory's tlantation. (about six mi s belrow thl i "lty.j in the parish of St. Bernard, to roll come 1 of the lee cream to the laborers of the plaure. A colored man by the name of DAVID lor~sEt' tiapproahed the wagon. and looking into it, said. ''Hlello,. Charley. yo i've got a bottle of whisky In th.r.; give us some.' "No." replied the man. "this bottle' is mine and it Is all I've got." "Well, If you don't want to give It." said Dlave "I'll take It." and suiting the actlon to the word the man t ok the bottle,. vbuirk. who was alone In a crowd of coloredl men, was intimi- t dated and said nothing. Presently one DOC TALAT'RIE, alias Stevenson, a ousin of D)ave's, 'ame on and said. "Look here, Dave, you are going to drink that whisky all to yourself. Give me some." "No," replied the other, "I took it, and I am going to keep it." "No ytou wton'r." retorted Dot, who tried to catch hold of the, bottle. At t'.at moment I)ave pulled out from his pants pocket a small seven shooter. cocked it and fired at his cou.sin at very Sclose lquarters. IBoth men were facing Pach other at the time, and the weapon being levelrid at Stevenson's breast, right in the region of the heart, sent its leaden missile with deadly aim into that vital organ. In a few seconds a murder had been' consummated, and the perpetrator of the deed was fleeing the seene of his crime. He was closely pursued and lost sight of by the crowd. Sheriff Marrero, hearing of the murder, summoned a posse and wnt in search of the man. who was captured at s o'clock at night on Fleltas' plantation. The murderer I was closely guarded until break of day. when he was taken to the city by Sheriff Marrero. who went to Judge Miltenberger's court and made the affidavit spoken of above. Both men, the murderer and the victim. 'vre very mluch ulnder the influence of liq , a ;e time of the shooting. The above statement is a resumn rof thi i ,i : mony of the eye-witnesses to the tlbody affair, as told to us by the sheriff. SDave ay' that he did not mean to lshot hi. cousin. but that he drew and cocked h.s pi.t 'I simply to scare his friend, when the v'earon went off, and to his great grief killed one a ith whom he had always been on the best terms of friendship. MORTUARY REPORT. SDr. Taylor, secretary of the Board of Health. furnishes the following mortuary report for the week ending May 12. 1.7;: Males. 50: females. 4G; whi'e. ,7: colored. 29. S Te tollowing were the prin.ipal causes of 1 de.,ths: 8mall-pox 3. corsumption I5,. pneu t monia3. malarial fevers 2. tahes-meF9ergericta 6. s convulsions infantile 4 enteritis s. dysent' ry 4, r bronchitis 3. cholera Infantum ,; total deaths 96. y Moet & Chandon is the ne plus ultra of wines. V No hotel in this country or Europe is more * thoroughly comfortahle for families and ladies e traveling alone than the well-known Colon o nade hotel in Philadelphia. Pa. S Sit will be breght: agai.st all Itter s neul , physalais, bekers, uerebawta, d liger Healers ma i er. swinag ieeImse or 3epss snwWtS * ., wTi t 1s . MUNICIPAL MATTERS. TIE INSANE. The F.ntertainment to Come off Soon for Their Benefit. With some feelings of gratifloation at the fact that our city press is at last awakening to the necessity of doing something more for the in mates of our city Insane asylums. than merely affording them shelter and ordinary food, we asked the Mayor yesterday whether any action had been taken or was contemplated by the City Council with a view to ameliorate the condition of these unfortunate people. The answer was that the continunned allure of the LTgielature, to provide for ample means to conduct the ttate Insane Asylum at Jacison, had caused him to Inquire of the Histers of Mercy. of the fImlislana Retreat, if they "',uld take charge of the inmates of the city asylum. T'he reply at the time was that the build ings of the Retreat were not sufficient to aco.Aimmnodiate any more inmates. SInce that time new buildings have been erected by the Sisters, who, when asked what their terms would he, stipulated a flgure In excess of that which is appropriated for the city asylum : that at this period of the year. after the appropria tions for the different departments have been made. It will require some c,onslderation and figuring before a con'lus41ion is arrived at: for if a Ion tract were entered into with the Sisters of Me,'7y they would evrtainiy and justly ex pect the city to meet its obligations towards them. Without referring In detail to the committee of physiclana appointnd a few months ago to in iquire into the condition of the city asylum. it may e, snid that, the report condemned the in stitution arid its syster in nlmoat every re spectr, as unfit for the treanlment and confinement of the insane. Hlence It is with pleasure that we repent the information we gave to the pilblic a few days ago that an entertainment will bti given at the Varieties Theatre on the tw- nty first Instant, under thn pDatronige of a rinumber of our prominent ladlies. head ld by Mrs. M. A. Tatr tn. for th, I puruose of improving the .on ditiorn of our indigent insane. TigE RRIDGER IKEEPERS. Administrator Cavana,', in reply to th-i re marks of ono of our city papers, says that tih Irlidge keepers In the employof tho Department of Commerce got 415 a month.which is somewhat loss than $4 a lay. as charged tiy the paper re ferred to. Now the Admmir istrator th inks it doubt ful whether a bridge keeper can "sub-lea'se his ocutpation when he gets only 15( a month hlimself, and thatyat all events, it would be Ia dlf flult job for any of his bridge knepers to play such a game on him. Mr. Gavanrua, the Admin istrator, says also thmat the bridge keepirs anr insttr ntted to att!enl to tihe bridges from sunrise to sunset, but that in many instances they a." eommodatethe shipping in the canals by open ing the bridges for them during the niuht. but that it cannot btie expected that these kee.ters shall be on duty night and d(ay. THE GRAIN TRADE. t The Mayor revolved the visit yest,"rday of Mr. [I M. S. Robinson. connected with the grain trad,. u who is on a visit to New Orleans in the interest of that trade The principal sutijet't of the con- ti versattion was the possibility of brinngtng to New si Orleans at. a profit the grain whibh coir:en trates at Dubultue, Iowa. THE WATERWODMS. President Ed. Toby. of the Waterworks Com- rt pany, has also called on the Mayor and in formed his honor that he exoectrd the visit during this week of several engirners from va- ci riouls parts of the country for the purpose of tt texanrining the Waterworks and devising means for their improvem,'nt. R We are informed by Surveyor l'Hemecourt n that the river has riaen to within four feet of ti the high water mark, and that two feet more of water in the bed of the Mississippi will ne cesitaten trengthening of the levee at many points in the Sixth District. AIIMUEMENTM. The Contrabands. The entertainment given last evening at the Varieties Theatre by the "Contraband" children deserved better weather; and but for the rain that. fell in the'evening there would have been r the usual crowded house. As It was, the audito- ' rium of the Varieties was well filled, and as will always happen on similar occasions, the elite t andti beauty of New Orleans formed the greater portion of the audience. The entertainment itself was quite pleasant I at L me. patrticultarly the vocalizations by Rose t d'Afrilqute which were received with a great i deal of hilarity anti sveral rounds ,of applause i and an oncore. In this act Mr. T showed ex- r c ,tllcnt nontception and good mimic talin', and I should be imitated by his asstclates. The per formance given for a laudable )object, the as sistance of the Newsboys' Home, has, we hope, res.alted as suRtcessfully, pecuniarily ('onsid tredl, as the "Contrabands" could wish. THE FOUR DAYS AT THE OPERP . The Initial entertainment of the Continental I O eirrlts at the Opera Houtse for the benefit of i ,the Leo Monumental fund occurs this evening. 1 We hardly think it necessary to say that it wid bet one of the finest and most varied entertain Imnents ever given in New Orleans, and that it will bring together a most brilliant assemblage of the manhood anti loveline-s of our popula tion, with the object of lending their mtte toward the erection of a lasting monument in honor of the valiant and virtuous it ader of Cronfederate armies, the lamented Robert E. I Lee. The programme for this evening will iontsist of four grand tabhlaux, representing, I1. The capture Of Fort Ticonderogaby Fthan t Allen; 2. The march to Valley Forge; 3. Wash ington at Monmouth; 4,. Moll Pitcher at the tattle of Mon moouth, and the mystic drill by the Continental (llartds. which created so murh ad mlratoltn at a similar performance last year. Bettween the tableaux-all of which will be splendidly gotten up-there will be singing by several of our best amateurs, Including Miss Ida treiman, Mrs. Chas. W. Witham. Messrs. I tlots. Tracry. RI vmond. Bremer and others. Mr. John H. Eckert being tthe accompanist. Each night there will be a grand hop after the enter tainment. To-morrow evening the programme will ct, ssetot tableaux. and will comprise Htern tidale Bennett's pastoral cantata of the May Queen by the ladies and gentlemen of the Etuterpean Musical So'iety under the direction of Pr' f. F. Schaffler. On Wednesday. besides "Cinderella." a fairy performance in three acts, by seventy five children, under the direction of Mrs. John K. Bell, whose exquisite taste has manifested itself already on several occasion. On Friday another series of tableaux and a concert, in i which Misses Corinne Boullany. Henrietta lMar tin, Lena Little and Messrs. Greuling, Carter, SEckert. Ross and others will appear. ST. JOSEPH'S FAIR. As the fatrat St. Joseph's Hall, corner of Com mon andi Derbigny. progresses, the attractions accumulate, and the fair proml-es to prove even a greater surcess than any one of its predeces 1 sors. Give the ladies of the ne tSt. Jose.ph's Church a call and aid them in their good work " ' f comptleting the finest religious structure in the Southern States. THE FOURTEENTH OF REKPTEMPER, The great mule race that will take place on a Rturday next at the Fair Grounds for the ben -fit of the fund to erect a monume t to the brave men who fell on the fourteenth of Sep temtber, 1871. will be another grand social event that will attract an immense throng, There wt;l be two rac:s, one of mile heats, two best in three, with twelve entries, and acons'lation race-a dash of two mli'es for beaten mules. POsSIBLY. We understand that one of our dramatic clubs art crnsidering a worthy project-another en ,,rtainment for the relief of the inmates tf our i In-ane Asylum, and we sincerely truet that t there will be no Impediment In the way of their I arriving at a conclusion that will do them honor. POLICE MNETING. The Police Benevolent Association met yes terday at Holmes', President Manning in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were rad and adopted. The rosition of serond vice pres.idnt bainl va 'snt, Corporal Geo. E. Wilkinson was ejlect t.th;:' postlton. Mr. John Bla-sini terdered his resylgatirn as finaneial s cr'tar., and Mr. James O'Connor was lected to fill the vacran"y. The report of the treasuner rshowed the a.sso ciation to be in a prosparous condition. HIS DEWAMD WAs DEATH, And He Landed on That Other shore Chuck Fall of Whisky. Mmnday morning William Martin, & board ing house runner, was frgnd dead on a bench In theb dnhu , No ront nstet. :L eozres Rm- dthe irv uo" turned a verdict of death from alcohoL It appears that about midnight the deceased drank a half bottle of whisky in the presence of some of his chums, and they voted him a "beast." This brought the braggartout. and he alleged that if any body would payforithe could drink a "schooner." meaning a quart of whtlsky. The challenge was accepted, and re palring to a nelaghborng saloon Martin gulped down the "voIson"r without drawing a breath. After drinking he went to slee on the bench above descrirld, and never woke up nagan. R3FV ITI Ea. Judge B:lllnga will not, it is thought, return to the city for ten days. 1:U to the close of business yesterday the new Coltlctor had not pre'nitend his bond to the United States District Attorney. Several new buildings are going up on Caron delet and Baronne streets, between Poydras and Lafayette. The petit jurors of the United Slates District Court will be paid off this morning at tI o'clock at the office of the United Mtatos Marshal. The Taxpayers' Union held a meeting last night at their tusualn trynt!ng place, dot did not say or do anything of mtuch importance. In the contest for the deer at the Louisiana Rifle Park there were one hundred entries. Henry Wattenhoofer. residing on St. Oharles street, near i'oydra, won the prize by a score of e6 out of a possible 75. Several carloads of excursionlits wentacroes the lake. viA the Mobile- road, on Snnday, when Capt. Ed. Flood won the silver pitcher at the m litary target shooting at Biloxi. He made 22 in a possible 25. which was 4 points ahead of any of his competitors. The Touro Inflrmary Ilnevolent Association held its annual meeting on Hunday last and' elected the following officeors: President. Henry Abraham; vice president. Rev. J. K. Outhelm.. treasurer. E I. Kursh-Idt; scretary. Ernest T. Florince ; trustees. Morris Keiffor. Selim Bar rnt. M. Mann. J.. V. Da (Josta, F. Ooldsmlth. Sitnon Gumbol. L. Scheuer. In relation to the committee appointed by the Association of the Army of Northern Virginia to decorate the grave.' at Chalmetto Cemetery. we are nr (Jntelr!qt' to state that G(en. W. J. Behan leaving for Europe on the twenty fifth Instant. will not tbe able to serve. The committee, there fore stands now as follows: John Charles; chairman; F. A. Obetr. Maj r A, Brady, L. 1L. Kntapp, and Major L. I . Lincoln. The total deposits at the United States sub treasury yesterday aggreuated .5,7617 30. as follows: Internal revenune. $'1573 OA; transfer from First National Il.atk Galveston. $10,000: Postotflce. $S9,oo; account of 5 per cent fund of national banks. $12,410;: account of subscriptions to4ter cent, bhools, $12,000. The shipmentof old and mutilated currenrcy aid fractional eur rency to Washington during the week ending on SHatuirday last aggregated $0;.).), of which $1)I0o was fractional urrency. CITY F'CHOEU. For discharging fir-t'rms in the city limits Henry Yorker was run into the Harbor Station. Hund y morning a barge loaded with 140is cross-ties sunk at the New Lake End. Lucy Turner. for disturbing the peace of a church and using obscene language. was locked up in the Eighth Station. .James Graham was run into the Eighth Bta tion on the charge of being a dangerous and suspicious character. August Taylor, at the relqust of John Strate. was lorked tlp in the Suourban Station on a charge of larceny. Mary Williams was loked up in the Central Station. charged with being an accessory to the robbing of J. J. Jac'kert. Jerry Conners, at the instigntion of L. Mas soy, was locked up in the Central Station," charged with breach of trust and embezzlement to the amount of Sto. Wm. Robertson. HeInry Morrett and Wm, Simrs,. at the instigation of Mr. John Mahoney. were locked up in the Eighth Station on a charge of lare ny. At midnight Sunday Lucy Johnson was fur nilshed a suit of apartments in the Central Sta tion. charged by J. Joecxard with the larceny of $1 30. At 7:30 o'clock Sunday night a fire was dis covered in the confectionery store. No. 160 Camp street, which was extinguised, after damaging the building to the extent of stO. The following bridges are broken and in a dan gerous condition: Corner Conti and Villere, St. Louis and Villere. Bienville and Derbigny and Eighth and Fulton streets. A Confidence Chap. .Take Smith, a negro confidence man, was ar rested, after nonsiderable trouble, and locked up in the Fifth Station, charged with highway robbery. It appears the acused stopped a man named Jacob Keen on Canal street, near Deca tur, and asked him to change a hundred dollar bill that he handed him. While Mr. Keen was examining the bill, which proved to be counter felr Smith nipped his watch, and was about to make off with it when a police officer nabbed him. While on route to the station the prisoner broke from the officer, who fired two shots after him. without eff-'et. He was finally re-arrested and taken to jail by two ofloers of the Fifth Precinct. Two ren Accidentally Shot. At 2 o'clock Sunday morning while Jamesa Foley and Plant were fooling with a loaded re volver, in front of the Two Orphans" Saloon, on St. Charles street, one of the ehamber$ of the weapon exploded. The ball passed through Foley's left hand, and, striking a finger of Plant's, severed it from the hand. Both men were taken to the Charity Hespital. where their wounds were dressed. The pistol. which is said to belong to Foley. was taken to the Central Police Station. Act No. 9. Charles T. Howard and Special DetectiveGas pard J. Schrelb'r yesterday appeared before Re -order Hmith and swore or, affidavits against A. A nguste. F. A. Gonzales, 8. Gleason and Leon. Villemar, charging them with selling Havana lottery tickets. in violation of act No. , session of 1574. The accused were arrested and locked up in the Central Station. Have you paid your capital tax and Sicense? A dinner Is not complete without Moot & Chandon. __ _ Run Over. At a quarter to 9 o'clock yesterday morning a colored boy named Jackson Winn, aged seven years, fell off of a cart on Dryades street, be tween Thalia and Melpomene streets, and was dangerously injured. Ss one of the wheels passed over his body. The little sufferer was conveyed to his parents' residence, corner of St. Denis and Philip streets, wheoe he was at tended by Dr. Herrick. Thrown from a Train. At 9 o'clock yesterday morning, as the Mobile train neared Robertson street. it is alleged that two white men, named A. LPbon and (eo. Rus sell, were thrown off the train by an nnknown negro, and both slightly irj ured. They were taken to their respective residences. Thrown From a Milk Wagen. At about 4 o'clock last evening, while Mrs. Jean Louis was driving a milk wagon, she was thrown out at the corner of Frenchmen and Derblgny streets, and dangerously injured. She was attended by Dr. Excobart. who decllned to give an opinion as to the nature of her wounds. Discount of 2 per cent on State taxes paid in May. t Moet & Chandon is neither too sweet nor too dry. ATTENTION IF YOU WANT GOOD. SUBSTANTIAL -00 TO A. ENMn1INQER, No. 37 MAGAZINE STREET. H'"re will be found a full assortment o! Trunks, Travwling Bags and Valises, all at lo lprei. Also. trunks wade to order and re talylr'. _aD2 3m sod ithD jg.3aT AND ALD.Ea.E MIL.K . K MIRrfrL Pure and fresh, from the country, to be had cerner Carendelet and CemmonU stree and Branet, No. Ue Canal streetStnesI the Custom-easeu, North Ids. The only places In the city where this eel, brated milk can be procured. Pure, rich and sweet Jersey and A ilk and Buttermilk, at e a r 1, oeived daily on ice, via Jackson the famous Areola Dairy farm. ro thewel-known Fowlar'ýs