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THE DAILY PICAYUNE NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY MARCH 10, 1895. JTICHOLSO ft CO, JtROtWXTOUS. urn. s. j.

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Amusements This Evening. ACADEMY OF MUSIC Texas Steer. Hoyt's Company. PBJBNCtZ OPERA HOUSE 'Twe French Diuh by Amateurs. OPERA HOOSK "Monte Cristo." fanes O'Neill.

BT. CHARLES THEATRE "Coon Hollow." Qui. XL Oallahan'a Company. OUK PICAYUNES. Galveston has a Fly mayor.

Faahioa has again pat its stamp of on the use of sealing wax. His Frsnch army is to be fed on canned goods. It might go to Cannes. New Orleans should guarantee pro--tection to all honest laborers who are frilling to work. A commercial city should be ruled by commercial men in preference to those who have no business to Bpeak of.

A traveler has discovered that there Is no pie in Havana. It does not matter. Perhaps there is no pie in heaven. The oysters have been shaking in their shells over the fact that there is only one more month to come this spring with the letter "It" in its spelling. A foreigner has a right to be a 4 count legitimately, and an American girl with money has a right to marry whom she pleases and who pleases "Hay There" was the name of a trade journal which was funny as a name only when it was first issued.

The paper Is now called the Chicago Trade Journal. The most showily dressed woman in Europe, it is said, is the queen of Portugal. The Portugal must be gorgeous to beat the American gal, or the French gal, when they are dressed to kill. It has been arranged to erect a 'statue to Burns' "Highland Mary" on the rocks in front of Dundoon Castle, on the Firth of Clyde. This is enough to make any lover of poetry feel rocky.

The man who led the car strike in Brooklyn, causing so much suffering, crime and destruction of property, is said to have had an abscess on the brain. Before another man is al- lowed to lead a strike, he should have his headj examined. It was a maxim of General Jackson: "Take time to deliberate; but, when the time for. action arrives, stop thinking." The general must have seen a commanding officer who was -thinking about going home when the time for battle action arrived. Maiden Aunt I hope you did not make any chance acquaintances on the train, Maud? Miss Maud Brisk I am sorry to say, auntie, that I sat for a little time in the lap of an Episcopal bishop, and watched a United States senator stand on his head in the lunch basket of a total stranger.

Aunt Horrors, child! What can you mean? Maud It was not premeditated, I assure you, auntie; but when our train collided with another, we were so upset by; the shock that we were hardly responsible for what we did. (Truth.) Circumstances alter cases. T-ewiston Journal: "The War Eagle" of Biddeford, in his patriotic scream at the local Board of Trade banquet, aid: We -ought to have the money hers that was sunk beyond the Mississippi, in the coal and iron mines of Alabama, and that was used for raising sparrow grass in South Dakota. I won't say that I did not get caught once, for I did, about a year ago, when a man was here in the interest of a gold mine in Montana. I took some stock and have not seen the man since.

Later on, a young pan entered my office with a prospectus of a gold mine, and when I had examined it, as far as I could see, he was trying to sell me stock of a gold mine on top of the one I had recently become so interested in. Indianapolis Journal: "Oh, it was Just lovely," she was saying as the electric motor's hum subsided. 'Hid she make 6uch a lovely corpse?" asked the other girl, and all the women in the car pulled their cloaks away from their ears. "Oh, no; it wasn't that," Said the first girl, with a dry little sob. "Even though we oughtn't to say anything but good of those gone -before, I can't stand to say that she ever did look lovely.

But the way it arranged was the touching thing. Ton know those four young men she engaged. to last summer? Well, by her special request they all acted as pallbearers. it was too lovely for anything, though I wouldn't do such a thing to Bave my life." "I don't see how you could," said the other girl, aid the car rolled on, while a small boy trying to steal a ride rolled off. A recent issue of the Callaway, Tribune was printed on wall paper, and contained the following explanation; "Aid is being sent here for the farmers, but we can't Issue on aid flour or a piece of side-meat; and, having run all our white paper through, we are using up the wall paper given us, which is about exhausted, and only the office towel is left, which has not been washed for seven years.

So we ssk oar brother printers to consider our situation, with a family to support, with nothing coming in, and we know their ever-generous disposition will see some way to contribute a little paper, or a couple hours work, to keep our paper going for the good it will do the outside world in telling them how this "afflicted, drought-stricken district is getting along; also to enable us to pet shoes and proper wraps for our wife -and four children. All communications will be cheerfully answered and donation will be acknowledged in the press, whether for. us or to be 'divided with other printers-in this dis- THE TROUBLE OX THE LEYEE. Another scene of lawlessness was enaeted on the river front last night, which the law-abiding and right-minded citizens of New Orleans cannot too severely condemn. A body of armed men, described as numbering sixty or seventy, forcibly broke -into the pumping station, at the head of Felicity street, took therefrom a large number of tools, such as are used on board ship stowing cotton, and threw them into the river.

This reckless destruction of property and invasion of private rights by an armed mob is in violation of all law and of the usages of civilized society, and cannot be condoned, excused or palliated in any way. The perpetrators of this deed have been guilty of a serious crime, and should be apprehended an punished. This is the third time that this crime of destroying the tools used in loading cotton has been committed this season, and such high-handed and lawless acts have not only greatly injured the good name of the community, but they have actually driven commerce away from the port. Some arrests have already been made in connection with this last outrage on the but the police should spare no exertion until all the guilty parties are arrested. The "people of this city are perfectly willing that la-boring men should be protected in the full enjoyment of all their rights, but they will tolerate no violence or lawlessness.

All who are willing to work must be allowed to do so, without molestation or intimidation, and the authorities are bound to preserve order and prevent unlawful interference. Last night's affair was an inexcusable outrage, and the Picayune sincerely hopes that all connected therewith will be apprehended and punished as they deserve. THE IMPORTATION OF FOREIGN LABOR. Yesterday there arrived in this city, from Galveston, a number of laborers brought hither by certain shipping firms for the purpose of loading cotton into ships lying at the wharves in this port. These laborers will, of course, replace an equal number of local workingmen.

The Picayune believes that this Importation of foreign labor is a very dangerous experiment, and is not justified by any existing circumstances. It is true that there have been troubles with respect to the loading of cotton ships at this port during the present season, and the disputes between the laborers and their employers still remain unsettled; nevertheless, it is known to everybody that the shipping interests have not exhausted all possi ble efforts to bring about a settlement of the troubles, and have not displayed a serious disposition to conciliate and. make reasonable concessions. There is an ample supply of labor in New Orleans to handle all the business that is offered, hence the importation of laborers from Galveston, or any outside point, is a serious injustice to the whole community, as it will have a tendency to throw out of employment and deprive of the means of earning an honest livelihood a number, of home laborers equal the number imported. Owing to the feeling has arisen because of the disagreement as to wages and other matters, the importation of outside labor is very similar to the introduction of a firebrand into a powder magazine.

The shipping interests have every reason for wishing a peaceable solution of the difficulties, and yet they have taken a step which, of all others, is best calculated to cause ill-feeling. The Picayune believes that all, our home laborers, both white and black, should be allowed an opportunity to earn a living, and no one should be permitted to interfere, by intimida-. tion, threats, or in any other way, with any of them; but it does not believe that the community will justify the importation of outside or foreign labor. The Picayune realizes fully that the charges for handling cotton at this port must be reduced, but that reduction should be shared in proportionately by all interests, laborers, stevedores, ship agents and all wthers. The burden of the reduction should not be imposed on the laborers exclusively.

The screwmen, longshoremen and others must make concessions, and actually have made some; but the stevedores and ship agents should show a disposition to make concessions on their The sooner the opposing interests in this matter of port charges come together and settle their difficulties amicably, the better it will be for all concerned. Obstinacy on either side will forefeit public sympathy. THE GROWTH OF CITIES. The extraordinary growth of cities is one of the most remarkable features of modern civilization. Of course, there have been great cities in every age of the world, bat never in the proportion as at present.

The reason is plain enough. The growing facilities for travel enable people to get to cities more easily than in former times, and the charm of being in a crowd is so great as that it is impossible, once having been experienced, to give it up. In earlier times the difficulties of travel and the severe exactions of country life gave the people few opportunities to get to town. Now all is changed, and all the people in a day's travel of any center of population may be said to belong to it. Thousands of people doing daily business in the city reside at their country places in the environs, and the daily shifting of whole suburban populations is one of the commonest features of modern life.

The next addition to it will be the daily outflow of laborers of all sorts from their city homes to work in country places and suburban houses, returning to the cities at night. This sort of thing will go on until practically there will be no more country life, except in the case of those families who enjoy the fad of suburban residences. All the important processes of agriculture will be done by machinery, and a few mechanics will be required to handle the mechanisms. Then but little muscular labor will be required, except at such times as the gathering of the when flocks of laborers will go down from the cities to work for a few days on the farms. And so this sort of thing will go on until there shall be no longer a large 'rural population living in the country districts.

Of all animals, man is the most gregarious, the most dispose to assemble and live in crowds. There is a sympathy in crowding 'which gratifies all Inferior natures. Of course, there are a few self-sustained, strong natures that repel crowdship and avoid it; but the masses of the people are otherwise. And so they find in the city not only excitement, but the sort of people with whom they are in and, having found it, they take eomfort in it. Thus come together people "who are alike in religion, in manners and customs, in morals, in mind, in physical developments, and even in crime.

There are cities in which the deformed people seem to get together, and in every city the criminal classes are all more or less associated. The criminal and vicious classes all know eacft other. As has been said -before, the possibilities of being able to live together in cities were never so great as at present, and as by the increased and improved means of travel people can live in cities, whereas it was formerly impossible, the time will come when all people will live in cities. Take the case of the American negro. Under the slavery system the negroes were almost wholly engaged in agriculture, and seldom in manufacturing.

As a consequence, the greatest numbers of them resided in the Country districts. But with freedom they began to get a taste of the gregarious life in cities, and "they are. increasing their experience as fast as they can. The -excitement of cities' is drawing them all the time, and the day will come when all will practically be absorbed in the cities. If the negroes were not extremely conservative, a virtue which arises chiefly out of ignorance and aversion to radical changes, they would have altered their habits much more rapidly than they have; but the transition is working its effect, and will continue to do so.

It is useless to tell any person who wants to try the excitements of city life that cities are overcrowded. They believe that the greater the population the greater the opportunities for population. The more people there are to consume, the more people there will be to have their wants the more there are to work the more the work that will have to be done. And so they reason. Then the criminal and vicious classes reason that in a crowd there will be a greater market for their wicked arts, and so they all crowd to the cities.

Thus the time approaches when the great bulk of the world's population will be gathered in cities, and the agricultural classes, Instead of composing a majority, will comprise a small minority, except at certain seasons, when the machine-cultivated crops have to be gathered and housed. Then the city people will go for a few days down to the country for such a purpose. LET TJS HAVE A COMIC CARNIVAL NEXT TEAR. The morning after the departure of Rex; the Dukes of the Realm begin to plan him a still more splendid return. It may be worth while, then, even at this early date, while recollection is yet fresh, to take our bearings, to see where we are and whither tending, so as to direct with wisdom the course of development of this great pageant of the continent.

The Carnival celebration in this city has departed very widely from the type long prevalent in Italy, particularly in the capital. But this departure has been a distinct gain in more than one respect. The coarseness, the brutality, the license, that marked the festival in its Italian home are not seen here; while, in their stead, refinement, culture, and even art, have become more and more conspicuous. It has come to be a question in the minds of many whether this tendency in our Mardi Gras fetes is not on the road to exaggeration whether we are not in danger of sacrificing popular interest, sympathy and participation by a too great display of "learning, and too great striving after high artistic effect. The subjects illustrated in our pompous and really magnificent parades are taken from the far-off and alien mythologies of Persia, India and Scandinavia.

The illustrations are fine throughout, carefully elaborated and often in a good measure instructive, to say nothing of their acknowledged splendor. But they lie beyond the imagination of the great body of our people. Even if our own citizens, by virtue of their familiarity with such spectacles, could be brought to some degree of appreciation, the same could not be done for the myriads of that throng our streets during Carnival days. Our visitors are struck with the luster and richness and of our processions; but they are, for the most part, total strangers to the gods and demigods and symbolisms that make up the figures. They are not-at home in the cloudlands of Norse and Oriental folklore and religion.

Might it not be well to stoop from the nebulous regions to the earth; to variegate the ancient with the modern, the East with the West; to change from the serious, the solemn, the instructive, to the comic, gay, the amusing? Comus did, indeed, do well to move us almost to tears with pathetic memories of old times and old songs; but "Let us laugh awhile; we've mlckle time to grieve." It would be a return to -first principles if we could put on a broad Carnival grin at Mardi Gras, and invite the whole people, heavy laden with the cares of twelve months, to laugh with us. A comic Carnival could not fail to arouse unbounded enthusiasm among Americans, of all people on earth the most eager for fun and the most keenly sensitive to burlesque and humor, and the Picayune respectfully suggests that our Carnival organizations should give us something to laugh at next year. LORD ROSEBERY EXPECTED TC RESIGN The recent dispatches from London have contained -'the information that the belief was becoming general there that Lord Rose be ry, the Prime Minister, was soon to tender Lis resignation. In the present state of politcal feeling in England, and with the majority of the Government in Parla-ment so small, the resignation of the Premier might very easily precipitate a dissolution of Parliament, as the Cabinet could scarcely stand the strain of a reorganization. Lord Rosebery has recently been suffering from an attack of the grippe, which has been epidemic in London for some time past.

The depression naturally resulting from this troublesome disease Is no doubt in a large measure responsible for tie tire atened resignation, as It is but natural, under the circumstances, that relief, from burdensome official cares', should be desired, as well as leisure to travel abroad for recuperation. Lord Rosebery's resignation at the present time would be decidedly unfavorable for the Liberals, and would put almost insurmountable obstacles in the way of reforms now in a fair way to be realized. For these reasons it is probable that a serious attempt will be made by the Liberals to Induce the Premier to remain in office until the end of the present session of Parliament at least. Although Lord succeeded to the Premiership at a time when Liberal defeat in Parliament appeared to be imminent, he has been able to avoid the dangers which threatened his party. Better than that, he has been able to patch up differences which existed within the ranks of his followers, and even within the Ministry, itself.

The foreign policy of the present British Premier has been fairly successful. He- has followed closely in the footsteps of Lord Salisbury in the handling of foreign problems, and the opposition bodies have found no good excuse for attacking him on the very points on which they expected to find the Liberals weakest. In the enactment' of domestic reforms, Lord Rosebery has accomplished but little, owing to the persistent opposition of the House of Lords; but, with very rare courage, he has persisted in urging upon the Commons the passage of such bills the rejection of which by the Lords will only serve to increase the popular dislike to the upper house. The retirement of Lord Rosebery from the Premiership be a calamity for the Liberals, because, aside from Mr. Gladstone, he is about the only leader with sufficient personal magnetism to hold together the various factions of the party.

As he is comparatively a young man, it is more than probable that restored health will remove his present disposition to retire, and the next appeal to the people will find him vigorously advocating the restriction of the- veto power of the Lords, at present the most serious obstacle in the way of popular reform in Great Britain. WORK OF HIGHWAYMEN. A few nights ago an electric car of the Judah Hart Line was stopped by highwaymen, and, after the conductor and motorman were overpowered, the former was robbed of the small amount of change he had in his possession. As the. carmen were unarmed, no resistance could be made to the robbers.

A few nights prior to the incident just narrated, a negro boarded a car on the Rampart and Dauphine electric line, and attacked the motorman, but was driven off. The motive in that case was, in all likelihood, robbery. Many successful attempts have been made to rob the drivers of the mule cars, but these are the first cases of robbery on the electric cars. It was thought that the electric lines would be exempt from the depredations of the owing to their high speed and the fact that they 'were always well illuminated and guarded by two men. No such immunity can be now however: The police should take nergetic steps to ferret out the perpetrators of these robberies, the more particularly as the number of cases of violence offered to pedestrians on the streets at night have been unusually frequent of late, showing that a number of uncommonly bold criminals are infesting the city.

Although the operations of highwaymen have been numerous for some little time back, it does not appear that any important arrests of criminals of this class have been made. Let the police accordingly bestir themselves, and at least make a determined effort to rid the city of this class of bold criminals. RECEPTION TO A DISTINGUISHED JOURNALIST. The Board of Trade tendered a reception to Colonel A. K.

McClure. editor of the Philadelphia Times, a journalist of national distinction, and will receive him at the rooms of the institution to-morrow morning, at 11 o'clock. Colonel McClure is expected to arrive this and will be received at the depot by a delegation representing the Board of Trade and escorted, to the Commercial Club, where he will be welcomed. After the public reception at the Board of Trade to-morrow, the distinguished guests will be taken for a trip on the river, for the purpose of Inspecting the port, on board of the revenue cutter- Smith, which has been kindly tendered by Collector of the Port Wilkinson for the purpose." The public reception to 'Colonel McClure is prompted by a desire on the part of the business men of the Board of Trade to 6how their appreciation of the many kind things said of the South and its industries in the Philadelphia Times, and for the interest which he has personally taken in the development of Southern industries. The spirit which has prompted this testimonial of appreciation is in every way creditable to the Board of Trade, and It Is to be hoped that not only the members of that Institution, but business men generally, will attend the reception to-morrow.

The Board of Trade has invited the general public, and will throw open its rooms for that purpose. ixjuifcrrioirs de-iied. The Caddo levee Board Can Fro- ceed A Steamer Sank. Eh re-report, March 0j (Special.) Last Tuesday John Scott tc Sons, contractor, applied to the district court for an Injunction to restrain the Caddo levee board from contracting- any further Indebtedness and pledging the future revenues for payment, on the ground th.ir tbe revenues are to pay the present indebtedness. Certain taxpayers also applied for a similar Injunction, on the ground that the board has no power to pledge Its future revenues, except In cases of emergency to prevent overflow.

The issue was argued at length before bis honor, A. D. Land, judge, by Messrs. Leonard and Randolph. representing John Scott St Sons, and Messrs.

Wise and Hern don, counsel for the Caddo levee board. In a lengthy opinion, presented to-dsy, the court held in substance that a levee board is different from a police jury or city council, and may appropriate its revenues of future years In advance for contracts presently made; that John Scott a Sons have no privilege or prior claim on the revenue of 1897 and following, and cannot enjoin the appropriation of these years. The court held that the Injunction prayed would In effect deprive the board of aU means, not only of constructing new levees, but of maintaining and protecting those already in existence. With regard to the plea by a taxpayer, the court held that the taxpayer could not enjoin, because he could not show an special application for an injunction was therefore refused. Tbe- Red River Line steamer Adams struck as obstruction la the river -at o'clock to-day at Orange Reach, below Coushattai add lies 2 feet forward and 8 feet aft.

It believed the Adams can -be raised. Ths Adams was on ber way to Alexandria, With miscellaneous freight, and ia command of Captain Gil-bam. A HEARTLESS MOTHKH Poisons Two Intending to Elope. St. Louis, March 8.

A special to the Republic from Paris, says: A shocking double child murder was committed three miles southwest of Boxton, a small town fifteen miles southwest of here. Last night Mrs. Mollis Carrot hers, wife of William Oarruthers, a respectable- and well-to-do farmer, went up to her room and gave ber three children large quantities of morphine. This morning ber husband, who waa sleeping la another room, heard heavy breathing la the children's Apartment, and on gulag In there found two of ths children La a heavy stupor, from which he was unable to arouse them. Mrs.

Carruthers said that she had given them some chill tonic. Physicians were summoned, but could do nothing for two youngest, one 11 end the other 4 years of age, and at ft o'Olock both were dead. The oldest, a girl of 14, recovered, and Is now out of. danger. An lnvestiiratlon was begun and in a few days Mrs.

Oarruthers and Jim Strange were arrested. They were brought here to-night and lodged In jail. After her arrest Mrs. Carruthers admitted that she bad given the children morphine for the purpose of killing them. She said It was done to get them out of trouble, and that she Intended to follow them.

It developed, however, that sbs and ber busbsnd were on bad terms, and that Strang was the causa of it. She bad left tier husband once and gone away with Strange, but Carruthers had followed ber and took the children from her. This caused her to return home. She had been carrying on a secret correspondence with Strange, and papers and other evidence in the possession of the officers show thst Mrs, Carruthers and Strange bad planned to destroy th children and then lears the country. MOBILE BUDGET.

Gleam In of General Interest from the Quit City. Mobile, March Special. )-Coionel McClure entered Temperance hall, accompanied by President Dsnner and Secretary 8U John, of the Chamber of Commerce. Us waa received- with hearty and continuous spplause by th audience, composed very largely of ladles. He was introduced In a few pointed remarks by Senstor Brooks, th point being the unswerving friendship of Colonel McClure for Alabama and the singulsr verification to-day of the prophetic words be nad spoken of Mobile's progress, when be addressed this public at the theatre ten year ago.

When the great Phlladelphlaa arose be was greeted with a perfect ovation. In the United States circuit court to-day. Judge Toulmin presiding, in the ease of Arthur E. Weir oat. assignee, vs.

th Mobil and Springbill Railroad Company in equity, a decree waa rendered diiectlng that the deed on file in this cause consigning the property snd franchise of the Mobile and bprtnghill Railroad Company to the Mobile and Springhill Railroad Company, be delivered to the same Mouile and Springhill Railroad Company, and appointing Richard Jones, special master, to take evidence and state an account between said parties In interest. Manager Bancroft-, and his aggregation of ball players, from. Cincinnati, arrived ber to-day and will remain- two weeks. MISCELLANEOUS. "Wnlslcy Trait Reorsrnnlnmtlon.

Chicago, March 9. General John Mc Nulta, receiver for the whisky trust, expressed perfect satisfaction with the reorganization plan. It was, he said, feasible and practical. "If I could suggest any Improvement In the scheme," he said, "it would bo the raising of a larger amount of money to-meet any emergencies that might arise. The business has now reached a plane where the heavy losses have been stopped and unless there Is some unexpected break a fair profit will be shown at the close of the cattle feeding season.

On the whole, the outlook for the property is decidedly good. If it were not a speculative property, subject to the Interference of persons Interested In speculation, I should say that a favorable outcome of the reorganization project ia positively 1 Htw Gas Discovered. New York, March 9. Announcement Is made of a remarkable discovery of a means of producing illuminating gas at a cost which may prove to be not more than 7 cents a thousand feet of ordinary at $1 25. Factories are completed and be gas may be offered for general use in a short time.

It is now used in a house in this city and has been found in every way practical. Tbe new lllum-inant la asetyllne, the lowest gas- In the series of hydro-carbons, which are the foundation of organic chemistry and Into the composition of most Important products of coal tar and petroleum. It Is known to chemists as C2 112 and la practically pure carbon vapor. Dr. Farkhurit In St.

Lonls. St. Louis, March' 9. Rev. Dr.

Park-hurst, of New York, Is coming to St. Louis for the purpose, it is announced, of engaging in the work of Sunday reform, in conjunction with Sam Jones and the local clergy. The Sabbath' Association has decided upon a line of action. Sam Janes has been appealed to to lend his moral support during the rest of his stay and Dr. Parkhurst, of New York, has consented to come in a few days and deliver a series of lectures to aid the work.

Attorneys have been retained to prosecute all violators of the statutes and ordinances, and plans are completed for an active campaign against sin. Offenders will be tried under a section of the Revised Statutes, which provides that any person exposing for sale any goods or liquors on Sunday- shall be fined. Talked for Bimetallism. Nashville. Tenn.V March 9.

Ex-Congressman W. J. of Nebraska, spoke to a large audience to-night on bimetallism and was constantly applauded. The position taken was that bimetallism is a necessity and that the United States is powerful enough and large enough to resume the free and unlimited coinage of silver, regardless of the action of other nations, and that in any event, no change could make affairs worse than they are now. The policy of the administration and Mr.

Carlisle in reference to bond issues was severely criticised. The speech was a strong presentation of the case of those favoring bimetallism. A Match Factory1 for Vlclf sbar-r. Vlcksburg, March 9. (Special.) A Chicago company, which has made several visits here In the Interest of the enterprise, has determined to build a match factory near Yicksburg to employ from 50 to 100 operatives.

The company will Invest $35,000 in the plant. Some stock has been taken here. Ifew National Party Conference. Pittsburg, March 8. Th new national party conference, which convenes at Lafayette Hall in this city next week, will have under discussion fourteen propositions as arranged by the committee of one hundred.

The abolition of tbe liquor traffics, the free coinage of sliver, and the tariff questions will likely receive the most attention. Secretary 8wagger says the letters received indicate that these three questions, along with the party name, will receive the most attention. A Small Failure at Vlclchnr. Vlcksburg, March (Special.) A small failure, that of the Vlcksburg Furniture Company, W. H.

Stowers, (resident, occurred this afternoon. Llabll-tles about $5000, about two-thrids preferred; assets nominally the same. Boilermaker" Strike Off. Cleveland, Ohio, March 9. The boiler-makers' strike spread to the River Machine Company's works to-day.

After the men had been out half an hour, the River company granted an increase of wages from $2 12 1-2 for new men and $2 25 for experienced hands to $2 37 1-2 and $2 50 respectively. The boilermakers at the Globe and Cleveland shipbuilding shops are still out. Veed Wot, Tell Their Asres. Topeka, March 9. It Is officially announced to-day in a statement showing general concurrence of lawyers that In registering for municipal elections women are not required to state their exact ago, but will comply with the law by simply stating that they are over 21.

Joyfnl Anticipation. Louis. March 9. The engagement was announced to-day of Congressman Charles F. Joy, of the Eleventh Missouri district, to Mrs.

Elisabeth Ryer, the widow of Dr. Washington M. Ryer, a wealthy and distinguished physician of San Francisco, who died two years ago. Mrs. Ryer was formerly Mies Elizabeth Ino Grant, of Boston.

The wedding will occur in the fall, shortly before the time when Mr. Joy will take his seat in congress. -The Delaware Deadlock. Dover, March 9. One ballot was taken for United States senator o-day.

It resulted as follows: Elggine, Ad-dicks, Massey. Wolcott, Tun-nell. 8. PIAKOS f5 MOVTHX.T at Werleln's, 731 Canal NECROLOGY. J.

J. Holly Spring. Holly Springs. March 9. J.

Hill died at his residence last night, after a short innesa. He was one of the old landmarks of the town. He became a deputy sheriff under Sheriff Mc-Carroll long before the war, snd has served under every sheriff since. Republican, Independent and. Democrat, none cou'd uo witnout him.

Ills knowledge of men and events in MirshaJ county was wonderful, and he was constantly appealed to for information in regard to both. He will be buried to-morrow morning at 11 o'clock. Colonel Andrew J. McHett. Belmont, N.

March 9. Coloael Andrew J. McNett, of the United States army, retired, died at his home here at the age of 64 years. He was made brigadier general by brevet for meritorious conduct in Sherman's Georgia campaign. For a time he served as judge advocate general In Washington.

Amand LeBlanc, Lafayette. Lafayette, March 9. (Special.) Armand Le Blanc, a worthy young man, aged 21 years, died here to-day at the residence of his grandfather. Deputy Sheriff Ozeme Le Blanc. The young man had contracted a cold during the last snow storm, from the effects of which he died.

Mrs. E. 8. Egglcston, Vtckahnra. Vlcksburg, March 9.

(Special.) After a residence of fifty years in this city, the venerable and much loved Mrs. K. S. Eggleston passed peacefully away at the old homestead. North Farmer etreet, at 9:15 o'clock this mornlag, aged ff years, ber 89th birthday occuring in -tiovemoer last.

er lunerai win iaza I lace at Chlrst cnurcn sunaay arternoon. he waa the rrandmother of T. R. Roach, the New Orleans Danaer. ghat Dowa at am End.

Woonsocket, R. March 9. The Alice mills of the United States Rubber Company will start up next Monday In full, after a shutdown of one month. It employes 1400 hands The factory at Mlll-vllle. employing 1400 operatives, will also resume work, March 18.

Mill' officials state there Is good prospects that the mills will be kept running steadily for some time. MARRIED. JHEIDMAN BERKSON On Wednesday, Feb. 27, 1805, at tbe residence of the bride's parents, by the Rev. David Marx, of Birmingham, Mr.

GEO RGB FR KIDMAN, of St. Louis, and Mis AGNES BERKSON, daughter of Mr. Isaae Berkson, of this city. ARMSTRONG WILSON On Saturday, Feb. 23, 1893.

at the residence of the bride's parents, by the Rev. A. Gordon Bakewell, of Trinity Chapel, Dr. WM. G.

ARMSTRONG and Miss EMMA WILSON, daughter of W. C. WILSON, Baq. No cards. OOYLB LAURENT On Feb! 25, 1895, at St.

John th Baptist Church, by the Rev. Father Michael Riordan, JOHN B. COYLE to Mies AIMEB M. LAURENT. No cards.

San Francisco, CaL. and New York papers please copy. WILLIAMS NIKOLL On Feb. 28, 1895. at the residence of th bride's parents, by Rev.

A. Gordon Bakewell, assisted by Rev. R. H. Prosser, of Houma, FRED R.

WILLIAMS to LAURA A. NIKOLL, both of this city. FERGUSON SCHENCK On Thursday even-, lng, Feb. 21, 1895, at 8 p. at the residence of th bride's parents, by the Rev.

E. Gordon BakeweU. DANIEL E. FERGUSON and Mine IDA SCHENCK. ST ARCS WATSON On Thursday, Feb.

21, 1S95, by the Rev. Father E. J. Fallon, of KC Patrick's Church. ALEXANDER STARCH.

of New Orleans, and NELLIE- HOWARD of Louisville, Ky. No. cards. Louisville papers please copy. KXOTZSCH BAKER On Tuesday, Feb.

28, 1895. at Grace Church, by the Rev. Matthew Brewster, AUGUST KNOT2SCH and CARRIE BAKER. No cards. Mobil paper, please copy.

KELLY WADE On Wednesday, Feb. 20, 1895, at 8t. Alphoosus Church, at 8 p. Mr. PETER J.

KELLY, of this city, and Miss VIOLA WADH, of St. Francis parish. DIED ROGERS On Monday, Uarch 4. 1895. at 8:80 o'clock p.

JOHN C. ROGERS, a native of Albany, N. aged 62 years 2 months and 14 days. St. Chicago, 111., and Madison, papers please copy.

FREDERICK On Saturday, March 0, 1895, at 1:30 p. Mrs. ELIZABETH ROIG, widow of th late John Frederick, aged 81 years, a native of Spain. The friends and acquaintances of th family and families of Frederick, Roig. Pretus, Peres and Reynes are respectfully Invited to attend her funeral, which will take place from ber late residence.

No. 189 1-2 Spain street, between Tillers and. Robertson streets. This (Sunday) Afternoon at 4 o'clock. CRAWFORD On Saturday.

March 1895. at 8 a. KATE MULLEN, wife of John Crawford, aged 29 years, a native of this city. The friends and acquaintance of the Crawford and Mullen families are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, which will take place from ber late residence, 2618 Chippewa street, near Fourth, This (Sunday) Afternoon at 8 o'clock. MARTIN On Friday, March 8, 1895, at 12 Mrs.

6. M. MARTIN, wife of Captain A. Martin, aged 67 years, a native of Buffalo, N. and a resident of this city for the last twenty-two years.

The funeral will take place from tbe late residence of th deceased, new No. 8507 Magazine street, at 2:30 p. Sunday, March 10. Louisville, Buffalo and St. Paul papers please copy.

POND On Saturday, March 9, 1895, at 11:45 o'clock a. JAMES son of Lizzie L. and the late Byron M. Pond, agfd 10 years and 3 motiths. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend his funeral, from the family residence.

No. 2103 Chestnut street. This (Sunday) Evening at 4:80 o'clock. Watertowo, N. papers please copy.

TILTON In this city, en Saturday. March 0. 1895, at 8:20 a. LILLIAN CLARA, beloved daughter of A tils Cunningham and Albert G. Tilton, aged 2 years and 0 months, a native of this city.

Th friends and relatives of the family are respectfully invited to attend her funeral, which will take place This (Sunday) Morning at 10 o'clock, from the parents' residence. No. 822 Nashville avenue, between Annunciation and Tchoupitonlas streets. Sixth district. Interment la St.

Patrick's cemetery. LACBOIX At Covington, on Saturday, March 1896, at 12:3 o'clock p. CATHERINE) WXRTZ, wife of L. Laarolx, aged 83 years, a native of New Orleans. The relatives, friend and acquaintances of the Lacrolx and Wlrts families are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, which will take place This (Sunday) Afternoon at 8 o'clock, from the residence of her brother-in-law, Ed.

Gaslee, No. 893 St. Philip, between Tonti and Rocheblav streets. WOODS On Saturday, March 0, 1895, at 8 o'clock a. EVA MENDEL, widow of the late William Woods, aged 67 years, a native of Belhelm, Rbelnpfalz" Germany, and a resident' of this city for the psst forty-nine years.

The relatives, friends and acquaintances of th Woods, Doll, Dumser, Kern. Keller, Kelley and Comb families, and the members of tbe St. Elizabeth Ladles' Society of the Holy Trinity church, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, which will take place This (Sunday) Aktternooa at 8 o'clock p. from the late residence, of th deceased, No. 452 Chartres street, a Mandeville.

LTNTZ On Saturday, March 9, 1895, at 12:30 o'clock p. MARIE HERRMANN, widow of th late Jacob Lints, aged 59 years, a native of Germany, and a resident of this city for the past forty-two years. Ths relatives, friends and acquaintances of the Lints, Gaus, Weber and Siener families, air those of her son, George Bralg, and the members of the Evangelical Lutheran St. Paul's church, German Ladles' Third District Benevolent Association, and the Ladies'. Hope Benevolent Association, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, which will take place This (Sunday) Evening at 8 o'clock p.

from th late realdence of tbe deceased. No. 2S7 Maiigny street, between Derblgay and Eomaa streets. LEWIS On Sunday, March's' Louis, JOHNLUAM SUH 48 years, a native of nTw QruS .4 MARX-Ob Friday, March a p. SOPHIE MARX native of Hairenaii i Be Irr-! Adolph Marx.

64 yearsf hi Her friends and too of -r menus and those of her WaUvt sons, Martin Marr. fi her sons. Martin M.irv tf Molse and Simon Marx, of Like ckTv are respectfully invited to attend herT which will take. place from Sunday. 10th Inst, at 10 o'elnrk J081-3-1.

Sunday. 10th Inst, at 10 o'clock a. and Lake Chart. papers please copy. PETERS On Friday; Mirrt 1B1 about 1 o'clock p.

m. i-rt I Jz 1835 ERICK PETERS. Au JJ1 Germany, and a resident of thii past thirty years. rtty ft, LEVERICH On Friday 10:45 o'clock p. HEXRyTev native of this city, in the 47 QUINA On Friday, March.

8, lftfK p. CHARLES MARION, third son 1 i J. Quina snd Clsra U. GlyruTsxed and 6 months. fat MEYER On Thursday.

March 7 ik 11:40 p. FRANCES JOHANXA rrv wife of D. H. Meyer, ae24iearr and lO days, a native of this ci HASEKAMP On Friday, March i 6:30 a. CATHERINE BRrNS.

J' the late Herman Hasekamp. V-S Tsl" a native of Germany, and a resident city for the past fifty-two reari? TAQUINO On Friday. March a a. LOUItU PHIIMEVE VJ GEOIS. beloved wife of Thonuui TtjL-' aged 68 years and 7 mor.trs.

sr, FRAEKING In Gretia. Mi.rch 8. at 3:30 o'd- tS yoi itgest child of CsmUle Fraerinr aad Sicfert. aged 2 years 2 months ana MELBER On Friday. March 8, 8 o'clock a.

L1LL1E THOMASIEfii rru ELfcER, sectnd dangbter of Reiohart be- and Mary Ann Uanaway, aged 4 and It mouths. MOUCBON-IB this city, 00 Thnraday 7. 1895. at 6:20 p. KC8AN BOHir! John B.

Mouchon. aged 35 years and nw' 7 a native of this city. CALONGNE On Friday, March 8 o'clock a. EMMA THKREZE. ter of Octave Calonrne and Marguerite aged 1 year 4 months and 8 days, a aatlW'i New Orleans.

l' HART On Friday, March 8, 18D6. o'clock E. J. HAliT. a naUveot ILu in the 7th year of his see," LANG 13 On Friday, March 8, 1895.

at a. CHARLES LANGE, Jr7, vnrt of Charles Lange, and CatherlhefcSL'? aged 22 years, a native of Kew Orteaaa. ROUSSEAU At Ainesrille. a. Thursday, March 7.

lft5, at 5:45 e'clirk 7 AN.VB A FLEETWOOD, aged 81 mjj wife of J. Rousseau, a native ot Ti i daux. La. CARLSON-On Thursday, March 7 1M a. JOHN CARION, aged 14 a natlvo of Sweden.

jtt, SCHAFF On Thursday, Msrch 7 135. o'clcck p. JOSEPH. SCHAFF i 45 years, a native of this city. GAISSER On Thursday.

March 7 irk p. EDWARD GAISSEh', arS 2 years and 2 months, a native of Hew Orlsaa! ARESHIDID Entered into rest, at Room-. at 3 o'clock a. Thnreday. 1895 JOHN HENRY RARESHIDB, the late John Rareshlde and Rosins L.

a nee, a native of tula city. In the tati his age. MEYERS On Thursday, March 7. 8:05 p. BERN HARD ANTON MEVEIi aged 67 years and 11 months, a attire "5 Westphalia, Prussia, Germany, and a reau.

of the pariah of Plaquemines or the sii forty years. CARRERE Oa Thursday, March T. 1SS5 9 p. JEAN PIERRE CARRERB, aits' it France ot T-rb Hastes Pyreo, CROWLEY On Thursday. March 7.

1JSI it 2:50 o'clock p. JOHN CBOWLEY, of the late Peter Crowley and Marpart aged 20 year and 6 months, a aaUvset Orleans. ALLAIN At his residence. No. 148 Ev street, oa Wednesday Morning, Wirrt 1 1895, at 9 o'clock.

PIERRE THEOPHILB i'j. LAIN', aged 85 years, formerly of West 4 Rouge. LABATUT On Wednesday, Marco' jr at 12 o'clock, ANGELICA URQUHART. of the late Felix Labatut, aged 84 yean. MANFEE On Wednesday, Mafcn at 0:20 o'clock p.

KATIE HA.S'i. i youngest child of Sam J. Manfr ara 1.., Baiey, aged 1 year 8 months and 6 native of this city. FRET On Wednesday, March i TV o'clock p. Mrs.

Widow 3 PREY, bora' OonJle Dsnnoy, aged S3: jm MOTHE At 1 o'clock a. Tan- March 7, 1895, EUGENB MOTHS, -) A years, a native of France, and a this city for over twenty HASSELVANE-f In this on Wffcti day, Msrch 6. 1895, at 8:80 o'clock p. MARY H'LTERBRAND, widow of tin Jno. S.

Hasselvander, sged 69 yean aad I souths, a native of Baden Baden, Geraiar, and a resident of this city for tb pj( thirty-six yecrs. MORRISON On Tuesday, March 6. tt p. Captain JAMES JOK.NsCS MORRISON, aged 78 years 4 months tod I days, a native of Sayannah, rnd a resident of New Orleans for a nnmber of ret-i. and a veteran of the Seminole and eh 3 wars.

REQUIEM MASS. On TUESDAY morning, March 12, it I o'clock, a high mass will be offered by tt Catholic Ladies of St. Peter and Paid, at tt church, for the repose of the soul tbtir late member, Widow MARY TOOLS. riJJ of the family are Invited to attend. CARD OF THANKS.

Words fail to express my most sincere as heartfelt thsnks to the Ladles' Mutual Position Association for the prompt payment burial benefit of my dear mother, ANN PEYREGNE, who died on the Sd of tt month. The association has my sodjui gratitude. MRS. MAMIE IZZETA BOCRK, IN MKMOHIAM. Whereas, It baa pleased tbe Supreme br tor of the universe to call hence oar lamte treasurer, JAMES FREDERICK RANDOUA and to place him among the chief JeweJ his own divine treasury; therefore be it Resolved, That while Union Lodge bowl meek submission to the decree of ths orest Dictator, we mourn the loss of most vtiu i officer, member and friend, a Knight of ox v.

w- 4 iirrhr Resolved, That to Brother Randolph nt anrmwinz children we Vr the heartfelt sympathy of a lodge sea order whose only mission upon earta protect snd comfort mourning widows orphans; be it further Resolved, That the charter of thU be draped in mourning for tbe penrf days; that these resolutions be engrosseg ij the minute-book of this lodge; JJ be sent to the fsmily of our departed and to the local press for DR. JOHN W. PKARCS. MAJOR P. H.

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CARD. The managers or tne PHANS- HOME. 8ntV.atXtt snnounce to the friends of th they will make their annual call "JSJU-r months of February and "arch. -ra hoping that they wiU meet reception from all whobavs ly assisted m. L.

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