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i IK f)c JD ailj) Jpkajmne. Wednesday morxing, oct. is4. PERSONAL AND GENERAL NOTES. Mrs.

M. A Tarleton, after a season la 8t. Ixrals, lias returned to New Orleans. The Sisters of Notre Dame In St. Louis have celebrated the twenty fifth anniversary of their arrival there.

Mr. Lew. B. Brown, of the Louisville Times and Courier Journal, Is in the city on a brief visit for the benefit of his health. Owing to the fact that there was no quorum the meeting of the Chamber merce did not take place lastnigu "53r, Mr.

Charles Smith P. Smith, are people to arrive in New Tt. T. Oammage, of Palestine, Texas, Commissioner to the World's Exposition, is In the city making arrangements for the re ceptionof the Texas exhibit. Mr, H.

Andreasen, of Copenhagen, Den mark, editor of the Centralbladt, is in the ityy and Is writing a series of articles about the World's Exposition. Mr. J. Barrow, Louisiana's Exposition Commissioner, has returned to the city in order to obtain more space at the Exposition Xor the exhibits of some of the parishes that demand more room for their displays. The next conference of the Athenee Lou isiapais win be held at the hall of the Union Francaise.

next Sunday. M'lle Leona Quey rouie will speak on the subject of Indulg ence." Rev. Felix R. Hill, newly appointed to the First Methodist Church of St. Louis, is meeting with a warm regard from his new parish loners, who are delighted at the "appolnt ment.

The next New Tork dog show promises to "be a fine affair. Among the most noted entries is a fine Mexican hairless by Mrs. Foote, and bearing the political title of Me Too." Bancroft, the historian, celebrated his 84th birthday anniversary at Newport last Friday. Cwratulatlons from all the world poured In. Tftereception was largely attended and was a delightful affair.

Miss Phoebe Cozzens, of St. Louis, has been Appointed by the Governor of Missouri to represent the State at the National Confer ence of to be held at St. Louis on the 13th of October. The unusually warm weather has deluded all the floral world. In the North and West the lilacs and lilies of the valley and red col umblne axe blooming again, and second small crops of grapes have been raised in the grape districts of Missouri.

House rents are being raised all over the city, in some instances one and two hundred per cent, being the increased valuations in the landlords' estimation. Agents in many Instances are to be blamed for this. The city, nowevcr, will be benefited by the Increased assessments on property. The name of the gigantic water lily at Dr. Uichardson's is Victoria Begia," and was so written, but in passing through the hands of the Greek and Latin editor it was cor rected to Regina, and so appeared in Tuos day's Picayune.

The classical editor got his Latin wrong, as usual. A ladies' political kindergarten has been tartedby the Republicans at Greenpoint. Ladles' meetings are held on certain nights In the week, when the fair sex are instructed politics and presented with bangle Blaine in brooches, which they wear with true fenii nine vanity. By Mr. John Garrett's will, his executors are to give tsooo annually to the poor of Baltimore; $50,000 annually arc also to be devoted to the relief of struggling, virtuous persons; to objects of benevolence, to cduca tional purposes, and to works of public utility for the general good.

In many of the Western towns where pro hibition prevails, unique methods of dodging the law are resorted to. A common and popular tipple is known as liquid bread. Jt Is intoxicating, and makes the drinkers feel Jolly, and therefore serves the same purpose as out and out intoxicants. The losses by fires In the United States and Canada for the month of September was es ceedlngly heavy, amounting in value to $3,200, 000. heaviest fire was a million dollar blaze at Cleveland.

There were seventeen flre where the loss reached or exceeded one bundred thousand The late Senator Anthony bequeathed to Brown University, of Rhode bland, the Harris collection of American poetry, said to be the most complete in existence. The collection embraces more than five thousand vol times, including first editions of all the lead lag American poets. A statue of John Harvard has been present ed to Harvard University by Mr. Samuel Bridge, of Boston. The statue is of bronze, of heroic size, fend represents a tall young man with noble features.

It will be placed in front of Memorial Hall at Cambridge, and will be unveiled on the 28th of October. BoBton Advertiser: "When Did Life Be gin the title of a book by G. Hilton Scrib ner; published by Charles Scribners Sons. It Is almost incredible that such an intelligent firm should go to the expense of getting out such a book when a postal card to this office would have solved the mystery so easily." Mr. A.

Ringgold Brousseau has returned from the North with a magnificent assort ment of late styles in the line of fine carpets, mattings and upholstery and curtain goods for Exposition year. The ladles will Interested to inspect the attractive and very large new stock now opening by this enterprising merchant. The venerable mother of Henry Cabot Lodge "sent to Mr. George Bancroft, the historian, on his birthday, an ivy and snillax wreath dotted with, lilies of the valley and tied with silk ribbons. Mrs.

Anne Ticknor, the octogenarian widow of the historian, called in person to congratulate Mr. Bancroft on his eighty four honorable years. The German postmaster general has introduced another practical Innovation in the ser wloe, namely, that of allowing telegrams to )e thrown into the letter boxes, more especi TJ nthose attached to mail cars on rail trains. All that is needed is to write Jjxnessage paper, mark it "telegram," an(j attach the tariff rate in postage stamps. 1 stanler the African explorer, lives small, comfortable rooms in London, littered vitv newspapers.

He writes at a very small ole. and lives in a semi camp life style, that his hard life has made second nature to lilm. He writes at a white heat and very fast at that. The whole of the Dark Continent" was written In a sort of Count Fosco manner. In three months.

Vlsconnt Paul d'Abzao, Consul General for France, has been Informed that Admiral La combe, in command of the North Atlantic Division, will send a man of war, the Bouvet, to this city, to represent the French navy at the opening of the New Orleans wsition. The commanding officer of the Xiouvet, Mr. Pottier, has already visited New Orleans on board the Chateau Renaud. New Orleans is probably the only large city where that most beautiful and brilliant of wild wood autumnal flowers, the golden rod, grows in rich profusion in streets, gardens aind vacent lots. Notwithstanding the tbundahce of the golden rod, and the well lenown fondness of the women for it for their corsage; not a single plume of it is ever ob 3ervid for sale at florists or on the street cor ers.V.

At Jhe next meeting of Parliament a royal i jinessage will be sent up requesting a pro wJsion to be made for Prince Albert Victor, be ViTe.Ht son of. the Prince of Wales. The mng. pi ineo was born In January, 1864. and only come of age in January next, so that no time has been lost in Inviting the country to do for him what It has already done for most of his royal relatives.

Prince Albert Victor's education is not yet eom pleted, and It is probable he will remain at Cambridge until Christmas. Mr. James Gordon Bennett is reported to be cutting down expenses, not only in the Herald office, but in, his private affairs as welL He has recently moved Ms household belongings into small apartmentsojjppjTg the Union League Club, renttoflrJt mainder of the houeM2ates of rooms, and has just dlschjjBrtg" force of re porters frointigeriQa fflce, substituting what lS 5rSiiHttTlv frnnwn nj Khmin tiuna vice. Japanese and Chinese artists have import ed a new style of screens and pictures. The customer provides the artist with a photograph of the person he wishes to honor, and the artist draws from it a life size portrait, only he dresses the hair In celestial fashion and.

skillfully embroiders a rich Japanese robe about the shoulders and body of the subject. This unique picture may be framed for the wall or put in a Bcreen. There is at present quite a rage for these Japanese portrait screens in San Francisco, where the artists are kept busy filling orders at five dollars apiece. El Comcrcio del Valle (St. Louis, Mo.) says The English language is not studied in France, on the assumption that the French vernacular is destined to become the universal tongue.

This, too, in spite of recently published figures proving that the number of French speaking people is declining, and that French is now not spoken by more than whereas Englishes rapidly spreading, and is already known to upward of 150, 000,000. Spanish is next to English in universality. There are over 40,000,000 who speak the Spanish on this continent, while there are some 6.1,000,000 in the world at large. Let us have Spanish taught in our public schools. They naturalize Chinamen in Ohio, as they do In Louisiana.

The Cleveland Leader says Wah Lee Lee Yow is a happy China man. A short time ago he married a German girl named Mary Chafer, and now he is a full fledged citizen of the United States. He was granted his first papers of naturalization Oct. 13, 1880, at Sandusky, by Judge Merrill, of the Probate Court. When he was first married he attempted to obtain his second papers, but his legal right to have them did not seem clear.

Wah Lee Lee Yow put his case into the hands of an attorney, and the question was argued before Judge Tilden, of the Probate Court yesterday. It was claimed he could not be naturalized by reason of the act of Congress passed in 1882, even though he received his first papers two years previously. Judge Tilden decided that it was no reason why the Celestial laundryman could not become a citizen, and granted him his second papers. TWO NEW TELEPHONE COMPANIES. Terms on Which the Council Granted Their Privileges Last Night.

The City Council passed two telepuone ordinances last night. One granted privileges to the Clay Southern Telephone Company, and the other to Henry Gardes and his associates or successors. Both provided that the city shall receive $5 for each pole per year, besides ten free telephones from each company. The Clay Southern, besides, binds itself to supply telephones at a cost per annum for each not to exceed too lor business gurposes and offices, and $i0 for private onses or residences. Both oitliwtuecs went through the hands of the Comnwftoe on Streets aud Landings, and both had a number of amendments fastened on to them, which now form part of the ordinances.

In both cases the amendments are nearly the same. The amendments provide that for the future no poles shall be erected in the streets for constructing wires unless they are forty feet from the curbstone to the lowest wire, not less than five feet deep in the earth, not less than forty inches in circumference or thirteen inches in diameter six feet above the surface of the curbstone. The poles shall be straight and smooth, and the company shall paint them in some' distinguishing color and have the name of the proprietary company branded on the pole In black six feet above the curbstone. The city shall have the right to use the poles gratuitously for the support of the wires for the service of the fire alarm and police departments. The location of the poles shall be fixed by the Commissioner of Public Works, City Surveyor and chairman of the Streets and Landings Committee.

The companies shall not have the right to permit the use of their poles for the wires of other appliance except with the city's consent. Before the promulgation of the ordinances, the companies shall furnish a solvent bond of iO.ooo each in favor of the city as a guarantee that within ninety days after the promulgation of the ordinances each shall erect not leps than fifty poles, and if this condition i not fulfilled the oond reverts to the city. The bond shall also be forfeited if the privileges are assigned or combined with those of any other telephone company without the' consent of the Council. Tho citv does not hold itself responsible for loss through interference by any other company. THIEVES AT WORK.

A Stolen Watch Recovered. Last Saturday a silver watch valued at $10 was stolen from the residence of Mr. Frank Lusk, at the corner of St, Mary and Fulton streets. A negro wasnerwoman named Emily Williams, who had been employed there that day, was suspected, and Special Officers Drirtcoll and Duffy were detailed to ferret out the case. Yesterday they arrested the woman at her residence.

No. 64 St. James street, and recovered the watch, which the negress, when she found that she was about to be arrested, had thrown into a vacant lot adjoining her house. Stolen Trunks. At an early hour last Monday morning a daring burglar entered Aleck Borde's residence, on St.

Philip, between Broad and White streets, by forcing open the back door of a rear room. The marauder then picked up a pair of trunks in the room and walked away with them. The trunks contained twO black suits of clothing, a pair of white shirts, four silk handkerchiefs, two pair of new shoes and a pairs of gold buttons that were iu the shirts. The articles were valued at $50. Garroting a Man Tor Fifteen Cents.

At about a quarter past 11 o'clock on Monday night two white men named Chas. Curry and Thomas Ward, firemen by occupation, were arrested at the corner of Jackson and Tohoupitoulas streets, on the complaint of Fred Hock, another fireman, who accuses them with garroting and robbing him of fifteen cents. An affidavit was made against them for assault with intent to rob, and they were arraigned before Recorder Davey and remanded in default of $1000 appearance bonds each. Garroters. About ten minutes past 10 o'clock Tuesday morning, as Mr.

Frank Pujol was returning from the city iu a cab to go home, he got off at the corner of Canal and Murat streets, and started to walk the rest of the way. Upon arriving at the corner of Customhouse and Murat streets, he was halted by two unknown white men, who garrotod and robbed him of $17 25 and escaped. Under the Wharf. A negro thief was discovered under the wharf at the bead of 8t. Mary street on Monday evening by Officer Coakley, of the New Orleans City Police, who was watching some freight on the wharf.

The thief fled, followed by two pistol shots fired by the officer. A Man Under the Bed. On Monday night Officer Haumore was summoned to the residence of Mrs. Summers, No. 667 DryadeB street.

Tbe inmates discovered a man under the bed and called the officer, who searched the premises but failed to capture the intruder. In Jail for Twenty Cents. A colored youth named George Brooks was jailed in the Carroll ton Station for stealing a pocketbook containing twenty cents from Melia Kerner. George was plucked at the corner of Hampson and Short streets on a warrant. A Sailer's Prize.

John Collins, a white sailor, was arrested on Toulouse, between Chartres and Decatur streets, on the complaint of Tony. Yest, who charges him with stealing a watch and a pair of pants. Collins was arraigned 1efore Recorder Davey and remanded iu default of tioo appearance bonds. FIRST C0.YGRESSI0XAL DISTRICT Mr. Carleton Hunt andOJiefiers Address thfrttorsla of tha Second Dis trict.

The Issues Involved in the Contest. The second of the series of mass' meetings In the First Congressional District in the interest of Mr. Carleton Hunt's candidacy took place last night opposite Congo Square. There was a large attendance of citizens. Mr.

J. M. Cressy called the meeting to order and introduced Mr. Fred. D.

King, who spoke as follows I come before you to night on behalf of the Reform Democracy of the First Congressional District. I address myself not to those who follow their party leaders right or wrong, but to those who love their party and follow their leaders as long as they are true to honor and to the Interests of this district. I do not propose to speak to night on national politics. I hope that before the canvass is over the State Central Committee, who specially has charge of the campaign of Cleveland and Hendricks in this State, will awake from their slumber aud hold a mass meeting to ratify the nomination of the Democratic national candidates. I hope that we will yet hear some elector on the Democratic ticket, or some prominent party leader in this State, raising his voice in this district in behalf of Cleveland and Hendricks and reform.

I wish but to say that every member of tho Executive Committee of the Reform Democracy, every member of the Convention that nominated Mr. Hunt, are earnest, sincere Democrats, and that they will do all In their power for the election of Cleveland and Hendricks. I have something to say to you on local polities Two years ago Mr. Carleton Hunt was elected to represent you in Congress. Well and truly did he do his duty and represent you and your interests in the Forty Eighth Congress.

As his term was drawing to a close, at the request of his friends he returned to this city to see about his re election. His friends soon found out that with but one exception, that of a distinguished gentleman of the Ninth Ward, all the party leaders in this district, the ward bosses, were opposed to him. Why were they opposed to him Was ho not and had he not always been a faithful Democrat! No charge was brought against his Democracy. His course in Congress, in voting against the doctrine of a tariff for revenue only, has been approved by the adoption, by the conventions which nominated both Mr. St.

Martin and Mr. Houston of strong protection platforms for tnoiu to stand upon. No reasons whatever wcro unsigned for opposing him. Hie friends, therefore, believed that either certain disgructoit nniors. circulated in reference to a true, or that the ward some private reasons of their own.

did not wish him to be re elected to Congress. Believing that all power and authority comes from the people Mr. Hunt accepted the nomination of a representative convention of the Reform Democracy, and determined to go direct to the people and go back to Congress by their votes, and not by the wishes and methods of the ward bosses. What are those methods I Eight or ten ward bosses, who are generally Presidents of the ward clubs themselves, or have in that position some one to do their bidding, meet together and resolve to elect at the primaries delegates to a convention to support the gentleman they desire to represent vou in Congress. They elect their delegates in some room or hall, unless the opposing candidate is willing to present a hundred names, call his friends a faction of tho Democratic party and demand a poll.

If ho does so this ward president has the right and does appoint the commissioners aud the judge of election. Sometimes he will give the faction a representation behind the ballot box, but always either by bogus factions, or arbitrary power, retaining a "majority of the commissioners with the judge beside the box. Somehow, fellow citizens," in nine cases out of ten, the few hundred who vote at the primaries elect, or the commissioners return, for it is hard to tell which, the bosses, delegation elected. The delegates so elected meet in convention. Since 1880 has a candidate for any office asked and obtained the support of a single delegate in a Democratic convention for any office, unless that delegate was a ward boss i He has not.

If he has asked a delegate to support him, he has received the stereotyped replyT See so and so, the ward boss, and fix it with him. The delegates so elected, assembled in convention, are but mere wax figures, set up as a show, moulded and made to speak and a by a power not seen by the public. That power is the real convention. It is eight or. ten men.

ward bosses, who meet in a private room, select whom they please for Congress, Ul'Ut i UUl A ltlll VUVUl WAV 'V. IJWiA rciicFent you, tell" their wax figures to nominate the person they have selected, and then sny that the nomination so made is that of the Democratic party and must be supported. We Reform Democrats say that we are not bound by any such nomination. That such methods are not Democratic, and such action is not the action of the Democratic party. We declined to enter the primaries, ai.d fulimit Mr.

Hunt's name to an nuto convention, when we knew the real convention of eight or ten would not sup icrtbiin. A gentleman of high character and distinguished abilities, residing in tilts district, the Hon. Theodore S. Wilkinson, desired to represent this district in Congress. Ignorant of the methods by which Democratic conventions are elected in this city, desiring the regular nomination, in good faith he entered the primaries and fought his battle in the party lines.

In a time he discovered that a majority of the ward bosses did not want him either. They assigned no reasons. He was a gentleman of character and courage. He heard disgraceful rumors that a rich Jewish merchant had paid $12,000 for the regular Democratic nomination for Congress from this district. The opposition to him, with no reason assigned, with no candidate openly opposed to him and contending wtu him for the regular nomination, the use of money in one of the wards against him, prior to the day the primaries were held, satisfied him that these rumors were fast crystallizing into fact.

In this ward, in this very Slace, he had the manliness, the courage to enounce the transaction. What was the result I ask you, fellow citizens, what was the result of Mr. Wilkinson's attempt to obtain the regular nomination when he had no open omxnieiitf A personal difficulty at a Third Ward poll, and his rejection by the regujar convention uy a vote or 40 10 a. Did they nominate Mr. Hunt, the only open and avowed Democratic candidate in this district except Mr.

Wilkinson! No. After hawking the nomination about this district, after offering it to two or three gentlemen who did not want to go to Congress, they gave it to a gentleman who was not a candidate, who had no desire to go to Congress, to one who repeatedly, I am informed, declined it, to one who was a delegate to the convention for Mr. Wilkinson advocatiDg hia claims they gave it to Mr. St. Martin.

Why did they give ft to him 1 For the good of tho district. Did they think Mr. St. Martin would represent this district in Congress better than Mr. Wilkinson or Mr.

Huntf No such motives actuated them. Both Mr. Wilkinson and Hunt had dared to appeal to the people and not to the bosses and therefore they must be punished. Mr. St.

Martin, engaged in making out city tax bills in the City Hall, at last accepted a nomination he did not want. No one knows why he did 60. Perhaps in his old age, unfortunately poor, he thought that it he refused this nomination he might lose his position in the City Hall and with it his daily support. But, fellow citizens, that is not all this convention did. After Mr.

Wilkinson and Mr. St. Martin had been placed in nomination, and the nominations were closed, the chairman of the Third Ward delegation arose and handed to the President of the convention a letter addressed to him by Mr. Adolph Meyer declining to be nominated for Congress actually declining a nomination, when his name was not before the convention, and had never been mentioned for Congress, except in connection with a certain $12,006 bargain. Now, why was this Cone Was it because Mr.

Meyer was a candidate before the real convention, the eight or ten bosses 1 Was it because he was a candidate before them, but in face of the charges made they were afraid to nominate him! Did the bosses accidentally omit 'to have him in the convention before his letter was presented 1" We do not know. We would like to bear some member of that convention explain why Mr. Meyer declined a nomination by a convention in which his name was never mentioned. I Bincerely hope that you win all vote for Mr. Hunt for Congress that you will vote for him in preference to the nominee of a ring, and against the ring a Ting that dis poses and rights a citizens, aud doesJrtth you what it pleases: a ring that Ids its sessions and is as arbitrary as the famous secret Council of Ten in.

Venice, who held in their hands the fate of every citizen in the Republic, even that of venerable iMge nimaeix. Hon. F. D. Chretien was the next speaker.

In opening his remarks he referred eloquently to Mr. Hunt's services in Congress, and the immense good he had done to the people of the State in aiding to protect the sugar and rice industries. For these reasons he deserved well of his constituents. He had acted honestly, faithfully, and' in the interest of the laborers of Louisiana. It was urged that Mr.

Hunt was not the nominee of the regular party. But If the leaders of that party abused the trust reposed in "them, the people could, and should, revoke the authority which they had conferred. When the Democratic party supplanted the Radical party in power, they had promised reforms. Some of the men connected with the Radical party had deserted to the Democracy, when it became successful. Now the so called "Regular'' Democracy had become no longer the opular party, and had driven away its truest members by the methods which had been adopted to smother the voice of the people.

The speaker contended that the Reform Democracy had a far better right to claim to be the true Democratic party, than those men who had adopted this title. He contended that the present Parish Committee had really no existence. It was the custom to renew this committee every two years. But this committee had held over for four years, without authority. From this fact he urged that the claim of regularity in the opposing faction was without any weight; or political propriety.

Mr. Chretien concluded his brief address by commending Mr. Hunt to the voters for their suffrages. Mr. Carleton Ubiu delivered the final address of the evening.

He spoke for nearly an hour and commanded the closest attention. His speech was regarded as even abler, in some particulars, than the address Saturday night in the Grand Opera House. As it was dell rered extemporaneously only some of the most important passages can be presented. In his Introductory remarks Mr. Hunt referred to the apparent apathy in political matters in this State at this time.

He said No State in thjs Union has constantly taken a more active interest in public affairs. In no State has public opinion been more enlightened or intelligent; In none has political discussion been more common; in none have political issues been discussed by more distinguished men than in the past by the public men of Louisiana. Why, then, is no interest being taken in the great national contest Why Is it that there seems to be a fatal apathy among the people Why is it that the usual interest Is not manifested Why is it that the citizens of the State, instead of pressing forward in a common effort to defend the Republic, as has been their custom, have sunk into a condition of apparent indifference, to which they have hitherto been strangers! The dissatisfaction of the public with those who have represented the party cannot be denied. No man can stand up and say truthfully that the party management is correct, and no man can rightly find fault with life long Democrats like myself, who come forward, within the party, and declare that it ought to be reformed aud purified that the voice of the people ought to be heard that parties are made for the people, and not people for parties." Mr. Hunt went on to give an account of his transactions in Congress, and of the manner In which he had discharged the trust confided to him.

He reviewed briefly the status of the great agricultural industries in the district, and reminded his hearers of his assertion, when he made his first canvass, that "the only way in which the American free laborer could prosper was by a protective duty, protecting hfs labor; that unless he was protected in this way ho would be brought into competition with the sugar laborer of Cuba, or the laborer of India, who work for comparatively nothing." I remind you of wliat I then said for the reason that, when I entered Congress, I found the Democratic party divided as to wliether they would support for the Speakership a gentleman who represented views in favor of greater freedom of trade and the reduction of duties, or whether they would support a gentleman who was iu favor of the maintenance of the sacredness of American lalor, and the protective duties by which it wns surrounded in this State. I found my choice easy, and voted in accordance with the interests of this district, in accordance with the spirit of my utterances, for Samuel J. Randall, of Pennsylvania, a gentleman who, throughout the session of Congross, showed himself the friend of the interests of Louisinna, who led the opponents of the reduction of duties, and constantly favored oppropriatfous for the improvement of the Mississippi River." The speaker, continuing his account of Congressional proceedings, outlined the part he had taken with respect to such matters as the amendment of the rules of the House so as to facilitate business, the introduction of a bill to encourage the building of the American merchant marine by aiding the postal carrying ships, tUe pioneers of coin lin ive and This bill, intro dti.n by Mr. Hunt on behalf the Ship Building Committee, provides for distributing a duo proportion of the revenuederived from carryingtuo foreign among steamships which would be 1 enaonabiy paid by the adjudication of contracts made by the Postmaster General, it vas ei tiniated that this plan, if adopted by Congrcf would lcn4 to the building of 200 vessels iu a year. The next topic considered by the speaker was the tariff question, and his action in voting against the Morrison bill, which was supported by tho other Democratic representatives from Louisiana.

Mr. Hunt said The Morrison bill meant the prostration of the interests of rice and sugar in this State. I went to Mr. Morrison on the part of the sugar planters I Represented to hhn their desire to be heard; I spoke to him of the hardships of their case. His reply was that they should be heard, but that under no circumstances would there be any change made in the bill in their behalf.

I said to myself then, as I had said before, that, under no circumstances would as a representative of this district, be found voting for the bill." The Democratic members of the House met in caucus, a resolution was proposed having for its object to force the members to vote for the tariff bill. They had not the courage to press it to a vote. The speaker was at a loss to Bee how a representative could be forced to vote against the interests of those who had clothed him with authority to act for them. He was attached to the Democratic party, but if a set of men calling themselves Democrats do what is undemocratic, he would go from them and be a truer Democrat than they are in supporting the rights, interests and honor of the people. After further consideration of his action on tho tariff question Mr.

Hunt referred to his opposition to the bill which contemplated the al toHehuient of compulsory pilotage, and would have destroyed the business of the pilots at the mouth of the river. He mentioned the flattering recognition of his services by the pilots, the sugar and rice planters, the laboring men and others. The orator next gave a resume of events which had taken place recently aud relating to political affairs in the First Congressional District. He referred to the rumors of the sale of the Democratic nomination by a combination of men, which had reached him in Washington. He quoted from a letter written from the White Sulphur Springs, in Virginia, on tho reported barter, a telegram from New Orleans to tho New York Times, and Mr.

Wilkinson's speech on the same subject matter. The proceedings of the Regular Democratic Convention were reviewed and Gen. Meyer's letter of declination read. From the evidence adduced Mr. Hunt contended it was notorious that the Democratic nomination had been tendered to several gentlemen by a combination of men who assumed to control the votes of the convention.

Da so doing their action was not Democratic. They did that which will never be sustained by the people. You cannot exercise jurisdiction under rules of the Parish Committe when you have not gone back to the people to refresh your Jurisdiction. You cannot say to me, "Vou have served well, Mr. Hunt; you are indorsed by your people you are respected where you live.

But we cannot support you. I do not like you. Dr. Fell The reason why I cannot tell. But this I know, and know full well, I do not like yon.

Dr. FeU." Three, four, six men cannot keep an office, and perpetuate it among themselves. It is an impossible undertaking. The voice of popular opinion might be temporarily hushed by my defeat, but the trtfth for the time being overthrown, will reassert itself" "Ko man can say I am the chief of this district, and I will have so, or so. I am Sir Oracle; when I ope my mouth let no dog bark." This principle underlies free government that the voice of many is more potent than the voice of the few.

The great movements in the world have all been prepared by sileut operations cf public or iaion. Nothing can withstand the voice of the Forma are trifles, leaders are nothing. If you wish, me to go back to Congress, and lift up my voice once more in your behalf and contend for your rights iu the future, as in the past, there is no earthly power to prevent It, aud I wilLgo. In the concluding portion of his address Mr. Hunt referred to the important issues involved in the national contest.

The spirit which animated the candidacy of Cleveland and Hendricks was that which sought freedom of discussion and the liberty of the citizen to exercise his judgment in political matters. It was to that spirit he appealed. Mr. Hunt was warmly congratulated at the conclusion of bis speech. The next meeting takes place Thursday afternoon at the Slaughter House.

THIEVES IN A HUNTING CAMP. One Woanded In Charity Hospital and the Other in Jail in Mississippi City. Last Thursday the hunting camp of Tom Faraday, at Lake Catherine, was visited by two negro thieves, who stole a double barreled shotgun, with which they left, going toward the Rigolets. The same night a white man, giving the name of John Daley, was admitted to the Charity Hospital, suffering from a gunshot wound of the le't side and arm. An account of the fact was published in the Picayune, as was also the man's statement, wherein he said that he had been shot by an unknown negro, who had been arrested, and that he had given his assailant no cause or provocation whatsoever.

The matter was investigated by Detective aster, who found that one of the negroes, whose name is Halliday, had been arrested by Sheriff Shields, at Mississippi City, on Fri day last. He also learned that Daley, Instead of being an innocent victim, was with the negroes when they broke into Faraday's camp, and yesterday he made affidavit against Daley, whw is still an inmate of the Charity Hospital, and caused an olHoer to be detailed to watch him until his return from Mississippi City, whither he went hist evening to bring back Halliday. The robbery was committed within the limits of the Ninth Ward, and the case will be tried before Reeorder Ford. Halliday is reputed to be a most dangerous and desperate negro, and Gaster went well supplied with handcuffs, leg irons and revolvers. MISHAPS AND MISDEEDS.

An Idyl of Smoky Row. At half past o'clock yesterday afternoon there were lively times on Burgundy, between Conti and Bienville streets. Sophie Chevalier, Laura Williams, Norah Taylor and Be be Williams, negresses and denizens of the den known as Smoky Row," became involved in a general free fight, during which Sophie Chevalier was cut in the left forearm and severely wounded bv one of the three others which of them is not as yet known. Officer Pete Ford arrested Nora Taylor and Laura Williams, but Be be escaped. The wounded woman was conveyed to the Treme Station with the two prisoners and her wound was dressed there, but she was subsequently transferred to the Charity Hospital for further surgical treatment.

The Old Story. A white man named J. Mlllegay entered one of the deadfalls on Burgundy, between Bienville and Conti streets, known as "8moky Row," on Monday night, and was robbed of $20 by a negress named Fellcle Benton, alias Mollere, who escaped. Millegay was drunk at the time, and was arrested for being drunk and creating a disturbance of the peace. Two negresses, inmates of the house, named Lottie Joseph and Jennie Robinson, who are connected with the robbery, were also arrested for disturbing the peace The prisoners were arraigned before Recorder Ford, when Millegay was fined $10 or twenty days, and the woman was discharged.

Shot In the Head. Last Monday night, between 9 and 10 o'clock, a negress named Laura Johnson, alias Williams, became involved in a difficulty with a negro named Mose Williams, at her residence, 10. 200 Willow street, between Cypress and Julia streets. The affair terminated in Moso drawing a revolver and Fhooting Laura in the lett side of the head, after which he escaped. The wounded woman was conveyed to the Charity Hospital, where her wound was examined by Dr.

Lowe, and pronounced to be of a serious character. Getting Away with the Old Man. The Gibson family, residing on Clinton, between Hampton and Second streets, apparently are not on friendly terms with each other. On Monday last Alexander and Mary his wife had an altercation, during which the husband was severely beaten. He also alleges that Mary struck him with a hatchet and made vain efforts to kill him with it.

To prevent her doing him any further injury, he made an affidavit against her and causea nor arrest. Badly Frightened. Adolph Constant, a resident of Algiers, moored his skiff to the stockboat Isabel for the purpose of being towed across the river from Morgan's stock wharf in Algiers. The engineer'blew off steam, and Constant, becoming frightened at the noise and believing that the steamboat was blowing up, jumped overboard. He would have been drowued but for the crew of the tugboat Charlie Wood, who picked him up.

lie was not injured, but he whs mightily frightened. A Disorderly Douse. An affidavit was made last Monday against Constantino Lossicco, of No. 13 St. Philip street, for keeping a disorderly house.

The neighbors charge that a few nights ago there was a shooting match in the house and one of the inmates was wounded. The matter was kept from tho knowledge of the police, and the people in the vicinity, fearing a recurrence of the affray, lodged a complaint against Lossicco. The accused was arraigned yesterday and placed under $100 bonds to keep the peace. Laudanum. A man named John Singer attempted to commit suicide by swallowing a dose of laudanum, at his residence, No.

82 Felicity street, yesterday afternoon. He was found in a comatose condition at 4 o'clock, and aroused. He acknowledges having taken a dime's worth of laudanum, bnt would give no reason therefor. He was sent to the Charity Hospital for treatment. Whose Trunk Some unknown white man left a trunk full of clothing at the junk store of Mr.

Bloom, at the corner of Commerce and Gravier streets, at 11 o'clock yesterday forenoon. The man promised to return for the trunk at 2 o'clock, but failing to do so Mr. Bloom turned the trunk over to the police, and it now held at the Harbor Station, subject to the order of the owner. An Accidental Wound. At half past 7 o'clock yesterday morning a man named Charles Benton was admitted to the Charity Hospital suffering from a gunshot wound of the band.

He says that his Injuries were the result of an accident, a negro, whose name he does not know, having accidentally discharged the contents of a double shotgun into his hand the morning previous. Bird Seed. On Tuesday morning Frank Bird, one of the younger brothers of the notorious Horner Bird, was arrested by Special Officer Driscoll and Officer Duffy, after a hard chase, anu lodged in the Kixth Precinct Station. He is wanted for the theft of two sacks of coffee stolen some time ago on the Levee, head ol Nunn street. No Case.

In the case of Nathan Harris, the negro charged with having outraged a nesrro girl, the accused was discharged. Counsel for the prosecution thought the evidence not sufficient to warrant a further prosecution of the case, and recommended that Harris be acquitted. Ran Over. A spring wagon driven by John Fanning ran over a boy at the corner of Canal and Carondelet streets, about 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Fanning was arrested and the boy was carried to a neighboring drug store, where it was found that "he was uninjured.

A Dislocated Ankle. A boy named James Flynn was admitted to the Charity Hospital at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, suffering from a dislocation of the left ankle. The boy received his injuries at No. 140 Julia street, where he fell down stairs. STILL AFLOAT.

The report that the steamboat H. C. War moth had sunk in Pearl River proved unfounded, and was caused by the fact of the sinking of a barge she had in tow. The vessel was inspected by the U. 8.

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t. B. Siegert Sons. MUNICIPAL MATTERS. Topics that Engross the Attention of the City Fathers.

Tbe Caviac Banks of the Old CaaaV Commissioner Fitzpatrick has addressed a communication to City Attorney Rogers, asking for legal advice. The department notified B. Saldy, President of the Carondelet Canal and Navigation Company, that the city would hold his company responsible for any damage resulting by the company neg lect to secure tne Danxs or tue No answer has been received, and In view of the importance of the subject and the imperative necessity of protected banks, it is thought best te proced with the work at the risk and expense of the company. Capt. Fitzpatrick holds that the company should keep the banks In repair, and It his conclusions are correct, there can be no doubt of tbe city's claim Jn a law suit.

He asks the City Attorney to look into the matter and advise him. Since the writing of the above the following letter was received from the Carondelet Canal and Navigation Company Your note of the 3d Inst, at hand. We must answer it as we have always done all foimer communications on the same subject. Wo are In no way bound to make levees or to keep them in repair, and should any accident occur through the misoon st ruction of the Toulouse Canal, as it is the work of the city, and made contrary to our wishes, the city alone would be responsible. Very respectfully.

H. Hit asp, Seo'y. Commissioner Fitzpatrick says that the Toulouse Canal has nothing to do with caving banks. 1 he following report from the City Surveyor's office gives mpro information with jftr enee to the canal Ibis morning I made an examination of the levees along Canal Carondelet, from and around the Old Basin to the Marigny Drain ng Canal. On both sides of the Canal and Bayou tho levees are too low, with depressions in many places, and, from tho action of the wavca by the tug used for towage, crumbling in many places so as to be weakened more than one half of the original width.

On tho north side there is no a shell road having at the time been constructed on the Inside and having rendered the work of the craw fishes almost an impossibility. On the south sido it is quite different and the banks are perforated almost every one hundred feet all along, from Gal vez to Hagan Avenue. To prevent leakage and make the banks safe against crevasses, these levees should be on the outside lined with a strong wooden revetment, their width increased, their height to be of net less than eighteen inches aboveMetairie Ridge, and with the earth to be dug from the Toulouse Canal and con structed between the two canals. Respectfully, Louis H. Pilie, Assistant City Surveyor.

Notices Served. Commissioner Fitzpatrick has issued tho following notifications To the Crescent City Railroad Company, to repair Trhoupitoulas street from Tolodano street to the Upper City Park. To the Canal and Claiborne Street Railroad Company, to repair Front, from Common to Canal street. Both of tbe above are In accordance with Council resolutions. Frank Behan, owner of the wharfinger's house on the levee, between Girod and Lafayette streets, to remove it within ten days.

Capt. Fitzpatrick says that the house was erected en city property and by the city's permission, while Mr. Behan was hay inspector. He is now renting the property for other purpoees, after its usefulness for his office nas expired. New Buildings.

Inspector Lesseps, of the City Surveyor's office, has prepared the following report of building permits issued during tho week ending yesterday First District $17,800 00 Second District 2,300 00 Third District 2,100 00 Fourth District 5,525 00 Sixth District. 3,295 00 Seventh District 3,777 00 Total 34,797 00 The progress of building in the Sixth District is especially marked. In the hist five weeks the building permits for that district amount to $51 ,925. The Stubborn Carrolltoninns. According to the instructions of Mayor Guillotte, the property holders of Carrollton whose properties are on the line of the proposed levee were notified to vacate or "move by Commissioner Fitzpatrick.

This they baye refused to do until they are paid for their property. There is sufficient money on hand, under the ordinance, to pay the assessed value of these properties, and the whole matter was referred to the Council. Councilman Zeller. of Carrollton. thinks that notwithstanding the many difficulties which have arisen, the levee will be ready by Christmas.

Opening Bids. Comptroller Hardy yesterday opened tho following bids Repairing engine honso of Trad Ferry Steam Fire Company No. 12 H. Frederich, $4350; Albert Gregory, $4220; John Page, $45C5. Paving Harmony street, between Coliseum and Chestnut, with lake brick Win.

Dow ling, $3 25 per running foot. The Under World. Chief of Police' Bacherain has, by request of Mayor Guillotte, furnished a list of houses of prostitution, assignation houses and suspicious places, names and residences of owners, proprietors of the business, iu mates, description of the buildings and number of rooms. BLAZES. In the Sixth.

At half past 8 o'clock last night an alarm or nre was sounaea rrom jox ra, 01 cue Sixth District Telegraph, for a small blaze in Mrs. A. Royse's nouse, on Valence, near Magazine street. The fire was caused by the explosion of a coal oil lamp, and damages to the amount of $20 to the furniture resulted, which loss is covered by insurance in the People's Company. Sparks in the At about 3:15 o'clock Tuesday morning a fire was discovered in a pile of shavings, which ignited a pile of lumbea in the rear of a carpenter and paint shop.

No. 418 Magazine street, owned and occupied by H. T. Rost. An alarm was sounded from box No.

37, and the flames extinguished with a damage of about $25 to the lumber. Burning RabbUdu At 8 o'clock last night the 8alvage Corps was summoned to extinguish a small blaze' that had originated in a pile of paper and rubbish in the unoccupied store. No. 48 Camp seteet. The flames were subdued before any material damage bad resulted, the loss being estimated at $5.

The owners of the property are represented here by Mr. A. Denis, agent. Barnt Bedding. About 9:30 o'clock Monday night, a bed at Sebastian Trauth's residence, corner of Cam bronne and Burthe streets, caught fire iu some unaccountable manner.

The bed and bedding were damaged to the extent of $20, and the building slightly. VITAL STATISTICS. Recorded at the office of the Board of Health, Tuesday, Oct. 7. BIRTHS.

Mrs. A. Vitry, a boy, Sept. 22. Mrs.

L. Benjamin, a girl, Sept. 11. Mrs. O.

Pfankuchen, a boy. Sept. 6. Mrs. F.

T. Aitkins, a boy, Sept. 27. Mrs. Jno.

Currie, a boy, Sept. 6. Mrs. Jus. Kenney, a girl, Sept.

20. Mrs. Isaac Berkson, a boy, Sept. 23. Mrs.

B. J. Montgomery, a boy, Sept. 5. Mrs.

H. Bentz, a girl. May 7. MARRIAGES. Antonio Barraco and Miss Felicia Maltena.

Bernard Kramer and Miss Prudence O'Rourke. Jackson Bradford and Miss Sarah James. Chas. T. Maynard and Mrs.

Widow Elizabeth Deitrieh. Andre Jaufre and Miss Lucie Doliac. DEATHS. J. B.

O. Lanata, mouth, 50 Esplanade. Miss Margaret Barry, 68 years, Osyka, Miss. Patrick Golden, 52 years, 23 N. Tonti.

Mrs. Pierre Jorda, 59 years, 234 Esplanade. Katie F. Cope, ft years, 174 Drades. 1 Geo.

J. Altkens, 10 days, lis General Taylor. Joseph H. Stockley, 54 years, 7 Louisa. Miller, 16 years, 77 Perdido.

Fannie Marrie, 24 years, Gravier, between Basin and Rampart. Josephine Turner, 8 days. Fourth, between Magnolia and Locust. Marie Def ourneaux, 20 months, St. Philip and St.

Claude DCBKEE'SSALAD DKEFSJNCi CO4 MKAT SAUCE 's made from the freshest, purest and choicest condiments obtainable. In nslng it, wat' la bur, anxiety, aud Uwappolii Uncut are prevented. TEE COURTS. Civil District Conrt. The emancipation of Ntttie E.

Jones ha ncen opplitd for. The succession of Louis Heichclhoim has been opened. Application has been made have E. n. Perrott, Thomas Glynn, Frank Winters, Go a rad Sosse, Antolne Rousseau, Mr.

Mullor. Mrs. Andrews, Miss II. Bernard, Miss D. dell.

Insane persons, sent to tho insane aiy lum at Jackson. Frederick Nunge has sued Louis Hartcn stein for $500 due on a promissory note. Jules T. Morel files sidt against the eity of ri New Orleans for $982 55. amount due on cor tain certificatcsof indebtedness issued by tit i School Board for services as teacher in th public schools.

Samuel Brook has prayed a mandamus to compel the Board of Assessors to reduce tho ,7, assessment on certain property. Criminal District Court. (Section A Jadge Roman.) I'ETlT Jl'BV. v. The following named jurors in addition to'.

those named in Tuesday morning's Picayune, were impaneled, to wit: Edward Page, Christy McEvoy, Geo. O'Connor, Octavo Gautier, Hngh B. Knox, Joseph Lcaeh David McDonald and Emanuel Neubergor total 63. V. First Recorder's Court.

F. P. Bass and A. DeLamar were sent be fore the Criminal Court under $30t) bonds each for petty larceny. John Ferguson, charged with beating Charles Scott, and the latter with beating Ferguson, were fined $10 or twenty days Tn each for fighting.

i Margaret Fitzgerald and Bridget Whalen. habitual drunkards and disturbers of tho peace, were sent down for thirty days each. Mike O'Brien, for beating Mrs. Theodore Kalf, for leating John Ryan Au gclir.a White and David Clinton, for petty larceny, were placed undcrappcaranoe bonds, Patrick Heunessy, arrested for insult aud abuse and assnult and battery on Nellie Da vison, was placed under nppearanee bond. 1 Mrs.

K. Ross, a ehrewd and intelligent looking woman, was placed under appear ance bonds for obtaining money by false pre tenses. She obtained tho sum of $245 from J. Weiss of No. S2 Perdido street, ou.

a draft for $262 drawn by Martin A dated New Orleans, Sept. 11, 1884, payable at sight and addressed to J. P. Jones, care of Weils, Fargo A bankers, Sun Francisco, CaL The draft was sent on to Mr. Jones, who do nied knowing anything about it, and after being protested it was returned to Weisa de who caused the arrest.

Second Recorder Court. i Sam Lee, Henry Rode and Mike Harrigaa, for vagrancy wete fined $25 or 80 days. P. Clay and Mrs. Usher were fined $5 each for fighting, Ben Williams, for trespass, J.

Weinf ar ter, for disturbing the peace, W. 8. Salter: for carrying a concealed weapon and Mm. Killalea for petty larceny, were placed un ijr appearance bonds. uacnei jeciuns anu.

uetesuue jeuKjua. (ar rested for beating Mrs. Rosa Callioux, wmm fined $5 each for aisturmng tne peace. Salllo Simms, arrested for stealing $2, war discharged, there being no affidavit agajaic her. Jennie Brunet, alias Red Light, was fined $20 for getting drunk, creating a row and desisting the officer.

MAINTAINING A MONOPOLY, i Th mas Freeland, who peddles the news in the otunda of the St. Charles Hotel, claims the ixclusive privilege of selling papers up stall and seems to be determined to oast all ich as he considers encroach on his do mail 1 Yc sterday noon a little fellow named Billy McGittigan went up the stairs and commenced crying out his papers. Freehand rushed out, seized the little boy and threw him down one flight of stairs, seriously in juring McGittigan. The latter had his right ankle fractured or sprained and yelled heart 'f: lly with pain. Special Officers Conrad and Dupre ran Up, but Fneeland having become alarmed at the resultlof bis brutality, had fled.

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