The Times-Picayune from New Orleans, Louisiana • Page 2

0 I THE DAILY PICAYUNE NEW ORLEANS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21 1887. SPORTING. CHESS. Oa Friday exerting last, at the rooms of the Chess, Checkers and Whist Club, Capt. ackeode engaged in a simultaneous contest with fourteen players, as fellows: 6.

M. Todd. E. J. Hamilton.

James O. Blanchard. tsii gambits; H. K. Barton, C.

O. Wilcox, Bcotcb gambits: Darneron, French defense; O. M. Tennisou, Kite's garubit; J. I).

Bejrain, Bay Lopez; J. B. Wilkinson. Sielnltz ram bit; F. Ciaiborne.

Vienna came; B. A. Wukioson. Danish came; W. sJ.

Fell, Kinffs ublt declined F. Bernard. Bishop's and B. Triet, Evans gambit de-llned. The chess champion won 11 of the 14 (Udm, bnt lost 3, having been beaten by Messrs.

H. E. Barton. F. Claiborne and E.

J. Hamilton. The interesting victory of Mr. Claloorse is here given: CAPT. HACKJEJ.ZIE.

F. CLAIBORNE. White. Blact- 11' 4 4 J-Kt 3 Kt 3 3 4 4 5 6 2 Xr Ktl -Kt 3 ft 3 7 ft 4 1'k Ku 8 Kt 4 PKto 9 KtOfiCh ft sq 10 KtKKt5 K'KK3 11 PB3 12 KKtK4 PxP 13 Kt 5 -l 14 Ktxft Kt 15 Casties sq 16 BxP 17 ft 2 ft 4 18 Bft3 Ktft2 1 KtxP Kt 2 20 Kt 6 2 21 Kt Kt 5 Kt ft 3 22 Kt sq 2 23 KK(Q Kt 5 24 2 Kt 25 Kt from Kt 7 26 ft 4 Kt 27 Kt 7 Kt 6 ch 38 Kt 7 2 ft Btt Kt (a) 30 Kt 3 31 KtKt5 QKKiq 32 Kt y. Kt 33 4 34 B4 PBS 4 P.

ft 3 36 5 P. I Ch 37 Kt 2 PK4 ftKlTch KBeq 33 Kt 4 ch Kt 40 ft ft 7 Kt 5 Ch (t 41 3 P. 6 cn 42 2 KtB ech 4J Resizns. (at Mr. Claiborne from this stage conducts the game with strength and foresight.

(b) There Is no avoiding tfcis telling blow. The attack could not possibly have been more vigorous. BASEBALL St. Loais as a Southern League City. The St- Louis Post-Dispatch says: The Southern League has not yet completed its circuit.

Thus far there are but six clubs who have hooded themselves to play the season out. Tney are: Sew Orleans, Mobile, Nashville, Memphis, Charleston and Eavaanao. The league is to be tuaae nj of eight clubs ana Birmingnaai and Montgomery, the two reujainlng candiaates, are oniy peculations as yet. Atlanta is not to oe emitted this year, owing to the hostility of Naehvlile and Savannah. Tne Boathern League has a grand opportunity to secure a first-class town as one of her eight clubs for the season I 1887, and if she does not take it, she can have herself alone to blame, be Louis will certainly be oat of the National Leagae this year, and the question of applying to the Boathern Association "or admission has been discussed more or iees favorably by Mr.

Btromoerg and his confreres. The League Baseball Company has a first-class park, get together a good team in a month's time, and begin playing the Southern schedule by the time the ttoutnern season opens np. The town can be conveniently adaed to tne circuit. Memphis being bat one night's tnp from this city, and tee Bout hern Itacue clubs would draw well here. If the Southern directors pusn the matter bey may succeed in attaching a good bail town to their league.

Around Various Bases. There was no game yesterday, owing to the rain. The Cincinnati and New Orleans will play on Wednesday. Manager Bryaa, of Des Moines. Iowa; Manager Morton, of Savannah; Mr.

Tonhey, of Charleston, and other baseball notables, aire In the city. Tnere may oi eight clubs, after all. President Morrison has been notified to draw on Montgomery and Birmingnam lor their guarantee. Ai soou an tue drafts are collected the two cities will be admitted. A day or two will teii tne tale.

ATHLETICS. A Vi'alkingr Match. PBiLUELfuiA, Feb. '20. Tne six days go-as-you-please walking mate a for the diamond belt and the of the world opened at the Elite Kinc at 12 this morning in the presence of about 6000 people.

There were forty starters, among them being Anton Ptrokel (the winner of toe recent 72 hoars race), ore N'oremac, Frnk Hart, Robert Vint," Peter Panchot, Cans Fiber, James Alberto, C. I. Graham (the Niagara Falls barrel mas), LawreDce IonoTan (the bridge and Georxe Tilly. John Hnghes. who was entered, did not tart.

I-'rank Hart (colored) was tne ttrst to core a mile, the time being a little less than minutes. Alberts came id immediately oe-toind bom. and the others were well bunched. THE TURF. Winter Meeting Notes.

Owing to the rain yesterday aud the heavy track, the Winter Meeting races will not be run to-day. They are postponed until Tuesday. If race.8 are run oa that day it is probable that another race will be substi- lutou iuc iue siate. which oe reservea lor Thursday and a good track. J.

H. McDonald, the book-maker and horse owner, is in the city. His stable of twelve horses is at Mobile doing well. Capt. Billy Conners.

formerly a starter, now of the 8t. James Hotel, New York, weh-' kiown here, is in the city. New York to Liverpool in Four Days. Prospective Speed ol the Steamer Pocahontas to be limit by the Arrow Company. The dispatch from Washington published yesterday stating that the Arrow Steamship and Ship Building Company, of New York, had purchased the marine railroad and shipyard at Alexandria, was continued at the office of the company.

No. 115 Broadway. Bobert M. Fryer, ccief engineer or the line, said: We will begin work at once to build the ways lor our lirst steamship, the Pocahontas; but there are to be no extensive shops bunt there. Our frames, which are simply the bulkheads, and all of tne plates will be prepared the works where we are having them made.

The completion of this vessel and others to follow, will mark an era of revo.ution in the transatlantic traut-, since 'constructed upon a new r.riii-rJl estimated speed to uike the voyage from New York to Liverpool iu a little more than four days. We will not carry any freight, excepting, possibly a few ftx press packages, out the vessels ire drained for pa.senger traffic aione?" It is said that twelve such vessels are to he bnilt. each to bear a historic IndiJ. The models and drat, in ai the offl of ufe eompany present a unique and promialuS appearance, but other people are not san-guine of the success of the company and tne practicability of tne yessels as ire the dl reotors. Mr.

Fryer believes that be has solved the problem of swift and safe ocean navigation in this creation of his, as the vessel is solely 1:1.4 Invention. The Pocahontas is to be an iron and steel hip. and instead of being built on lateral lines, as has always been the custom, she-Will be built npou Hixty-elgnt transverse ateel walls or bulkheads, seveu and a half feel apart, each of ton fail izo and accurate Shape of a cross section of the vessel. These vaus will nave openings cut, in tnem lor the saloon, passageways, toutiels, with vertical loogitudinal wall through them, thus making 1060 water-tight compartments, of which SCO are to be below the water line. She will be provided with eoinpoana engines of 87,986 horse-power, capable of giving a speed of twenty-two knots an hoar.

There will be, twenty boilers to famish steam for the main engines, placed fore and art of the vessel, with 'three smoke-pipes on each slae of the shlo next to the rail. What effect heavy seas -will hare on the smoke-pipes thus arranged remains to be seen seen. Her dimensions are to be 640 feet in length. 40 Aew 1'orA; Tribune reDntl7 nnd comparatively new wachlne utterly useless to lu owner. Way! over ttfty sewing machine compa-Lv.

tOD ut. of business rhJ. parties hav- cnno Mt buy even Buy an improved Singer mua. avoid the tame mistake, AMUSEMENTS. Academy of Music The Academy was full last night, and the attraction was the first appearance this season of Miss An.

nle piiiey, and also the first representation here of the new play written for ner by At" chie C. tinnter, and called "Tne Deacon's Daughter." This play was given with the following cast: Rnth Homewebb Annie Pixley Isaiah Jo oal M. Daly Charley Lawton Davenport Be bus Irvine Ie Vere CoilliDttou (i. Ee tner Signor Malatesta Tooikins. C.

C. Harris Squire Hiram tlluibergast Kobert Fiher Ainadie P. Redmond Mrs. Kachel Homewebb. M.A.

PenDoyer Mrs. Dasuinrtou Brown Mis A. Barclay Mary O'Dougberty Mis Irene Avenal In this comely the heroine is the daughter of a New England deacon, who is raised in a family wnete theatres are condeicnt-d. goes to New York on a visit, ar.d is separated from hr family. She tecs the struts, grows stage-struck and oecemes an actress.

aDd finally persuades her relations to look with favor upon the stag. Tue frame for this play Is light, but it tee purpose or givlug Miss nxiey orcein ng new for the entertainment of aeroid friends; a chance to Introduce new medleys and tongs also a chance to wear some gorgeous costumes as an actress, including an eierrant young roan's dress. Ml Pixley has never appeared to better advantage than last night, and her voice is as charming and her metnoas as sparkiitg ana wineome a ever. Her company, lor the requirements of the piay. is a good one.

The will be repeated to-night. On Tuesday night the annual Mardi Gras bail will be given at the Academy of Music St. Charles Theatre. La.st night the Star dramatic company returned to its old home, the St. Charles Iheatie.

and produced the great romantic drama, "The Duke's Motto," with unusual splendor, and the following admirable cast Henri tie Lagardere Mr. Osmond Tearla Carrlckfergu. Mr. has. Wheaneign The Prii.ce'Kegent.

Mr. Hart Conway Prince de Oonzagues Mr. W. A. Whnecar Due de Never Mr.

Barton Hill Peyroiies Mr. Luke Martin A. op Mr. Edgar Seldon Chavetnay Mr. J.

B. Bootu De Breant- Mr. H. C. iiricker Lemuel Mr.

Louis Mitchell Trumpeter Mies Pauline DuBield B. ancue de Nevers Miss Minne Conway Zillah Miss Miy Brookvn Tne Pnnces Helen Miss abel Wsldron Maueion Miss Ideie Long This jrreat drama is something on the order of "Monte Cnsto," but more realistic ana natural, and having les.s of low ure and misery. This was one of Fecurer'a great pieces on the French stage. When it was translated to this country Mr. Brougham enlarged an Irish soiaier i fur-tune, ana pi.

yea it bimse.f. Mr. Charles Wheatleigh here, by the way, plays the part quite as well, an.i with that courtly grace aud sk.il that belongs to the old school. Ixigardtre l.t a French soldier, of the period of ITCrj, who by acciuent. brought aoout by love of adventure, suaiienly becomes tue custoaian of an Is fan daughter of a pnncess.

Twenty years alter, in a gipsy camp in Spain, be is seen as one of tne band, and the girl, of course, as in the "Bonemiau Girl" opera, is the pet, aDd loves the man who nss watched over her. It happens that toe Friiire. Cuds it necessary to produce tue lost chad, aud in the gipsy camp Huds Zillah, who is not the- right one. By Luyarderc's successful plans, lllanehr. is lnstaiit-a in her right pia.

vice is puuisned and virtue rewarded. This drama is cleverly constructed, and holds the interest to the end. Ail- parts were played well. Mr. 1 carle.

who Is a handsome and always thoroughly good actor, was a good representative of the hero. Mr. Whlwcar had an UDratetul part, but he played it neatly. Miss Conway was good in her part, and managed the scene where sue Is wooed by the hunchback cleverly. Miss Brookyn wan all her double part required, and Miss Walaron looked tne grand I'rincest rignt well, and was perfect.

The scenery for this piece was excellent, the last scene In the play, tne Palace of Kue Su Maglolre," was simply magnificent, as flue as that used In "Nanoa" at toe Grand Opera House. This work aione should place Mr. etters hign up in the rank of scene painting. He was loudly called for last nignt wnen this scene wat displayed, and roouest-ly came to the froul and bowed his acknowledgments. There will be a "Duke's Motto" maunee to-day.

Fp.ench Opeha 1Iou.se. In spite of the ugly weather yesterday at noon tne French Opera House was packed. A splendid performance of Rip was given with the grand spectacular ballet and tnitt en Mt'cnt. At Bight Carmen was sung to a large audience. This evening there will take place a grand masquerade bail with the full opera orchestra, it will opeu at 11 o'clocg with the divertissement "Sylphes des Tenebres," and the popular negro dance, "La Bamboula." by the corps de ballet and children.

The scenery and decorations will be the same as those which were so much admired at the oall on last Monday night. Mr Mauge, tne manager of the opera company, has spared no pains or expense to make tins Terplchorean entertainment a brilliant evect in tne anuals of thu 1 neat re de la Kue Bourbou. It has been suggested by ieveial persons that should the ladies attend in fancy dress the fact would increase the interest In the enterprise. The price of admission has been reduced to wnich Includes a lady's Invitation. Grand Opep.a House.

There was not a vacant seat at the Graud Opera House last night. It was the first appearance here of Louis James and Marie Wainwright as Joint stars. The publlo has applauded James as leading man. and Marie Wainwright won many triumphs in Bidwcll's stock company of last year. It did not doubt that together they would double the triumph and divide the applause.

Both can well feel proud of the warm welcome they deceived Wnen each stepped before the footlights hands were piled vigorously and neither was allowed to speak for several minutes. Wiseiy the tragedy of "Virginlus" waschosen for tue initial representation. It is a heroic ideal, more to realize because of Forrest and McCuilough models. Louis James has the rooust maunood, the stately bearing, the mobile features, the voice, the walk, the look, wnich are tue attributes of the Yirginius as he best suits the imagination. He is perhaps better fitted thau any other actor in America to-day to inherit tne part from Joan McCuilough.

His reading and acting in the first acta of the play were tine enough, but it was the most trying scenes that found him most equal to the impersonation. Tue scene in the camp and the sceue- at the forum, where he sacrificed Virginia's life to preserve her honor, were grand pieces of acting. In the fiftu act, where he seeks Virginia at home, his voice was tender and toucuing when he called for his daughter, and rang with the old tire when he spoke of the justice he sought, the constaut and natural changes of tone and expression showing the actor's highest art. When be ruxhed out at the eud of the act to tear Virginia from the tyrant, and came upon Appiun Claudius iu prison in the next, it scarcely seemed as if tne curtain Bad fallen. But when he had strangled the villain in his frenzy the madness loll from him, and he was the clear-freeing, broken-hearted, dying man, whose soul went forth to eeek those it loved, sighing Ashes, ashes, ashes." Innocence, modesty, love and tenderness sem natural to Marie Wainwright, she plays them so well.

Added to her art, nature aiaed to make her to be a lovely and lovable Virginia. There is no one can act it better. The stars were recalled after every act, and after the forum scene they were brought out three times and presentua with some nandsome floral ofler-iugs. Profiting by their experience as supporting actors, they selected a good company tor their tour. The JciiiuM of F.

C. Mosiey was a creditable performance, and every part was well tacen. The scenery and effects were good and none of the accessories were lacaing. The following is the cast Louis James Appius Claudius o. Huebaer Titni Percy Brooke Granger Kim SoVdVeV.v.v.-.::::: -Cttas- Servia VJrl" llne Notes.

To-night at the Avenue Theatre will appear the Gardner dramatic company in the popular drama called "Only a Farmer's Daughter." This drama was one of the successes of last season at this theatre. The performance at the Avenue Theatre to-night will commence at the usual time, bnt a recess will be taken when the parade passes the theatre. At Faranta's Theatre to night the Harry Webber comedy company will appear in "Confusion," a rattling farce comedy which was odco in the acting repertory of Mr. Nat C. Goodwin.

At the Grunewald Oners House this evening the third performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's charming opera, the "Mikado," will be given for the benefit of the Grace Church fund by the New Orleans Amateur Opera Company. Mrs. Gran guard, in place or Mr. J. K- G.

Pitkin, will play AawAa. Theenrtam will go np at aoom nau-jiMi or immediately after the parade. A good snow of curiosities and stage performances is now on atthe Dime Museum on Canal street, aud the business Is bnsk there day and night. The panorama of the Last Battle of Paris is to be seen nights now. as well as in the dayrime.us it la lighted by elecrno lights.

Tcere will be a inatiuee this Monday noon, ai the St. Charles Theatre, when and where the "Duke's Motto" will be played. The Crescent Amateur opera company, of local talent, nas been engaged to sing at the Avenue Tneatre for one week, commencing Feb. Fantiy Davenport plays Much Ado About Nothing" this noon and "Fedora" to night ar Mobile. din Bootu left the city yesterday for Texas.

He plays in Houston. Gaiveeton, Aurtln and San Antonio, and then pushes on to Lo Augeies. thence to San Francisco, aud is to piay two months on the Pacific coast. New orieana escapes from seeing Sarah Bernhardt tcis season arid cannot be too thankful. t-rah is an unhealthy woman, and the she would expect to gatner here for a week's exhibition could be better employed in benefits fjr caaruy.

Mr. A. B. Chase, the manager of Elwin Booth, and also tee manager of Lawrence Barrett, is one of the cleverest ana shrewdest theatrical men in management. This year he is keeplug his stars as far apart as Next year he will double tnem 1 1 1 up ana maze a support oi correct.

Mr. Charles Barron will be retained, and an otherwise strong company will be engaged, the public will gain nothing by this combination, except a perlormauce of Julius in which the three great actors will appear. Mr. Barrett's presence will nut improve "Hamlet" or "Othello." as ttiese pieces are now presented by Mr. Booth and as Mr.

Booth, ithout Barrett, is drawing audiences that Till all tuealres to overflowing, the tblnkmg public wonders way, aud how. and where Mr. Barrett comes in. Mr. Cnae will snow that Mr.

Barrett comes in on the extra dollar that will be charged for admission tickets will be $3 and ne will be pa his salary torn that-This Bojtn-Barrett combination comes to New Orleans Feb. 5. 1S3, which will be the week before Mardi Gras- Oteof the modest young men of Edwin Bootu's company, playing the smallest parts, and not claiming to be an actor, was Francis K. Harte, a son of the taiuoa.s author Bret Harte. He kept out of cluos and barrooms while here, ana does not appear to have met any so-caiied uterary people in a way to be lionized.

He was not idle, however, and reveled in wandering about this quaint old city, having mina piaees and lums dr-sc: ilei by Cauieaca recognizing them as oid friends. He will be an au tor and not an actor. In his wanderings about New Orleans while here, Mr. Harte had a willing and intelligent companion in Mr. Charles Uarron.

wuo was for sixteeu years the foremost actor in Boston and wno naturally is imbued with mucn of the spirit of Boston culture. Mr. K. G. Marsh, a veteran theatrical manager, is in the city.

Years ago he was theorgflbizer and manager of the Marsh Juvenile Dramatic Troupe, which wssknown from one end of the Union to tne other, and In Australia. Master George Maish. the baby comedian, now retired from tne stage, was his son, and Miss Mary, who was burned to death in a theatre at Savannah, was his daughter. A long list of some of the most famous actors of the day are among those who went on tne. stage with the Marsh children, including Louis Aluricb, Annie Pixiey.

Ada and Minnie Monks. Joepnine Laurels, Iouise Ainott, Josepbtde Henry, Ada Webb. Waldo and Sa.iie Todd, who quilted the stage when Juveniles, are living iu New Orleans For two months at a lime, before the war, Mr. Marsh used to play his little folks at the Academy of Music in this city. MISDEEDS A- MISHAPS.

I Supposed to be Insane. Yesterday morning, about 7:30 o'clock, at the corner of First and Freret streets, a young lady named Miss Celestine Slebel, while on her way to church, was assaulted by a negro man named Nathan Hughes, who wrenched her umbrella out of her baud and struck her over the shoulder with it. Ex-Poiice Officer John Hawkins aud Mr. Joe LelniDger chanced to be near by at the tluie and arrested Hughes, but it was not until after he had struck tnexu several blows that he was locned up. He as charged with assault and battery and rosbery.

He is supposed to be lasane. A liarrooin Fracas. About 8 o'clock Saturday night, at Mr. Evehart's barroom, corner of Dauphlne and Prance streets, two white men, named John xhinseder and William t-x-uroeder, bad a quarrel, which ended in blows. Schroeoer was knocked down and kicked about tbe face and slightly injured over the right eye.

An OveiTaxlen Wharf. Yesterday the wharf between Jackson and Josephine streets was noticed to be in a weak condition and liable to cave at any moment. The wharf is crowded ith cotton a waning shipment, and it is the weight of this cotton that the wharf is giving way under. The cotton will be removed. Crushed at Car Coupling.

A white man named Harvey Cummlngs.f while coupling cars at the Morgan Uepot. in Algiers, last Saturday had both of his legs slightly injured. He was attended to at his home, corner of Peter and Atlantic streets. Locomotive and Float. Last Saturday night the fast mail train of the'Louislaua and Nsshville road collided with M.

Foikerson's float at the head of L'rsullnes street, and the latter was damaged to the amount of 15. Pursuing tbe Peddlers. Last Saturday the Carrollton police arrested nineteen persons for peddling without a license. Ammonia in Baking Powders. From the Scirnliie American.

Among the recent discoveries in science and chemistry, none is more important than the uses to which common ammonia can be properly put as a leavening agent and which indicate that this familiar salt is hereafter to perform an active part in the preparation of our daily food. Thecarnonate of ammonia is an exceedingly volatile substance. Placeasmali portion of it upon a knife, and hold over a llame and it will almost immediately be entirely developed into gas and pawn oil' Into the. air. The gas thus formed is a simple composition of nitrogen and hydrogen.

No residue is left from the ammonia. This gives it its superiority as a leavening power over suda and cream of tartar used alone, and has induced its use as a supplement to these articles. A small quanuty or ammonia in the dough is effective lu producing bread that will be lighter, sweeter and more wholesome than that risen by any other leavening agent. When it is acted upon by the beat of baking, tbe leavening gas that raises the dough is liberated. In this act it uses itself up, as It were; the ammonia is entirely diffused, leaving no trace or residuum whatever.

Tbe light, fluffy, flaky appearance, so desirable in biscuits, and so sought after by professional cooks, is said to be imparted to them only by the use of this agent. The baxers and baking powder manufacturers producing tbe finest gO'Kls have been quick to avail tnemselves of this useful discovery, and the handsomest and best bread and eake are now largely risen by the aid of ammonia combined, of course, with other leavening material. Ammonia is one of the best known products of the laboratory. If, as seems to be Justly claimed for it, the application of its properties to the purposes of cooking results in giving ns lighter and more wholesome bread, biscuit and cake, it will prove a boon to dyspeptlo humanity, and will speedily force itself into general use In the new field to which science has assigned it. Crazy Boston Corbett.

A dispatch from Topeka, Feb. 15, says: Boston Corbett. the man who gained a reputation as the slayer of John Wilkes Booth, added somewhat to his notoriety by to-day terrorizing and. capturing for a time the Kansas House of Representatives, corbett is a confirmed crank, and has made himself somewhat notorious In various ways. He was at the commencement of the Legislature appointed assistant doorkeeper.

There have been few signs of Insanity until to-day. This morning he strapped on two revolvers and a box of cartridges, and wiih a drawn weapon drove a negro attendant from the representative hall. Sergeant-at-arms Norton attempted to expostulate, when Corbett cocked his revolver and, pointing it direct at the officer, told him to travel. He went. The maddened man then searched for Speaker Smith, and meeting a member w.bo somewhat resemoied the Speaker was about io ar0t when the member tnrew np bis ha wa not lb Speaker, corbett then took possession of the Speaker's gwiery, which he held during the entire w.fii8011- nolicemen in they woala venture r.m.1' corridor, and the slayer of down House to adjourn, or he the Mouse adjourned.

Corbett was afterward captured in tne lower corridor, disarmed and taken to the police station, where la now confined. He will be beTorS the probate Judge, adlnged insane and confined In an asylum. E. Curtis, auctioneer, sells a nearly new bicycle tAis-morning at No. 203 Canal street.

THE SUNDAY LAJV. Dare Jackson and 0. H. Scfcoenkatisen Essay a Violation at Their Royal Street Saloon, But Their Places Are Promptly Closed und They Are Calaboosed. Yesterday information wss received at police headquarters to the effect that the Gem Saloon, on Royal, betweoa Customhouse and Canal streets, owned by Dave Jac kson, and the Palais Koyal Beer Saloon and Concert Hall, O.

H. Schoenhausen pro prietor, No. 32 Royal street, were open In defiance of the Sunday law. Supt- Adams at once proceeded to the places and found a large crowd in both places. He entered the Gem Saloon and ordered the place closed, when an excuse was offered by the proprietor, or his representatives, that they couid not get tne crowd out.

Supt. Adams ordered the crowd to leave, aud after some trouble and words he contrived to have the saloon closed. He then went to the other place, and after ejecting tbe crowd, saw that that also was closed, and then left tne street. Some lime afterward a telegram was received at the Chief's office to the efiect that both saloons had reopened, and that the proprietors were def ying tne police. eupt.

Adams aain went down on Royal street, and after again closing the saloons arrested the proprietors, as hit duty and a strict observance of the law required him to GO. Jackson and Schoenhaosn were locked up ui uie j.uiru paroled on prom they would notyTeopcn helr establishments mat evening. Schoenhausen claimeHT.faTnSB desired to test tne law in the Criminal Court, as he did not believe that a jury oe found wno would convict a violator of the Sunday law. Mayor Guillotte denies having issued any order to close the and thought that the buperinteiident mignt have waited and maie affidavits against the proprietors this morning. Aitnough several saloons were open on Sunday, tue no affidavits were made against the proprietors.

One of these saloons was the Gem i-aioon. In which whisky was being sold on that day, although tee front doors were closed. Supt- adimi has only one course to pursue, and that is to enforce hi laws. Ihe District Attorney is at present unable to attend to his duties in tbe Criminal Court. owing to tne illness of his wife, and daring tne past week no steps were taken against tue violators of ill- Suurtay law As soon as he returns it is there will be lively times for the law-breakers.

STEI.NWAVA.ND JI1KK FIRST-CLASS PIANOS At L. Grunewald's, 18 IJaronne street. If you are in neett of a strictly flrst-claes piano, be sure and visit Grunewald's niuic house, 127 Canal or is Baronne street- You wid hod all the standard makes, comprising Stein way, Knabe, Sobmrr, Benr, Hardman Peck, Fischer, Pease, Pleyel, etc. Grune wald has built np his extensive music house by selling only the beat pianos made at low est possible prices, and his guarantee una piano may be relied upon. Call at Grune wald's for a new or second-hand piano, and you will be well treated.

A LITTLE CHILD STRANGLED WITH A lil'TTOX. Abont 2 o'clock Suuday afternoon little Manola Mauberret, aged 5 years, was stran gled to death at her parents' residence. No. 408 Bienville street, by a button. The child, it seems, was seated in tbe rear of the house when its mother saw ner with something in her mouth, aud asked her what it was.

The chiid was about to reply, when It became fastened in her throat. The ambulance was called and physicians sent for, but before they could reach the bouse tne little one died. Tee child was tue daugntercf Mr. aud Mrs. Fred Mauberret, and in their great bereavement they nave the sympathy of hosts of frienas.

FCRNITCnE AUCTION. This Dat. E. Curtis, auctioneer, sens a large lot of furniture this day, at No. 'Mi Canal street.

LOUISIANA UYSTlIIS. How They Are Gathered in the Gulf Waters and Shipped to the Western Markets. The shipment of oysters to the Northwest in bulk, and opened, is not, as many suppose, a new industry. For many years past, and even before railroad freight rates were reduced to so low a rate as to make shipments by rail profitable, oysters have been shipped hencj on steamboats in can. A number of firms were engaged in this business, and the mode of preparing the oysters for shipment was simple, yet effective.

The bivalves were brought to the city in luggers aud transferred to the oyster-nouses aioug the Levee.wnere tney were "shucked' by expert oyster openers. Tney were then treated to a fresh water oatn and placed in cans or buckets of So, 100, -joo or 5o0 oysters each. These vessels were then sealed hermetically, and the cans were then ready for shipment. Rvery steamooat leaviug tor poluts on the Mississippi Kivcr as tar north as St- Louis took a quantity of these cans with them, aud the oysters were in variably found to be in perfectly good condition, and only required salt and other conalments to make ihem as palatable as though they came fresh from the shells. Of late, however, this business has been increased and has now assumed large proportions, no less tnan two lull ear loads being shipped North via the Illinois Central Railroad each week.

The oysters, however, instead of being snipped in caus, are now shipped in tubs and barrels and packed in ice, or. rather, ice is lala on top of them to keep them fresh and cold until they reach their destination. Tne oysters are not now opened iu the city as heretofore either, but are brought hither already opened or "shucked," and by steamboat, instead of on luggers. Tne principal firm engaged in this business Is the Arm of Reed fc Smith, and they have established a camp for opening oysters on Grand Lake, where fully 600 men are constantly employed during the winter months. These are exclusive of the oyster fisnermen, who pursue their occupation exculaively during the winter.

They sail around tbe Gulf shore and rake as many oysters as their vessels can carry and then proceed to Grand Lake, where they are paid according to the quantity lhey deliver. The oysters, after being opened, are washed clean aud placed in tubs or barrels and ice placed on lop. The barrels and tubs are then placed on board the steamboat Freddy a small stern wheel steamboat, which carries on an average 3000 gallons of oysters, thus pacxed, on each trip, making two trips a week. The vessel, on being loaded, proceeds through Grand Lake, Lake Salvador and Barataria Bayou to Harvey's or Company Canal, where it Is locked througn to tue river, and crossing, lands at the head of Thalia street at the Illinois Central Railroad fruit wharf. The days of the arrival of the steamboat are Sundays and Wednesdays of each week, and about one box car load, of oysters is thus shipped every time the boat arrives.

All, or nearly all of these oysters go to Chicago, some, however, being shipped to St. Louis and Cairo. Thus lar tbe firm above mentioned have in a manner enjoyed a monopoly of the business as carried on by tnem but other firms will enter the held next winter, it is predicted, aud the business will largely increase. At Biloxi, Miss, there Is a large canning establishment, where the oysters are parboiled and treated as are the Baltimore core oysters on sale here in groceries. These are destined for points further north and west, in Milwaukee and Kansas.

Tbe canning of oysters at Blloxl Is a great Industry, and about a car load per week is the average of shipments of canued oysters therefrom, they going on the Louisville and Nasnvillo Railroad. ADVERTISING CLOCKS BT ADCTI0X THIS Day At No. 203 Canal street. There are many cheap cosmetics offered for sale which claim to contain nothing injurious to the skin. This is all bosh, all, or very nearly all, are compounded from the moss deleterious and poisonous drugs in the materia medica.

They destroy the vitality of the skin, making the consumer prematurely withered and old. J. A. Pozzoni guarantees his medicated complexion powders entirely free from all injurious matter, and will gladly pay toOO to any practical chemise who can find upon analysis tne eligntesc trace of white lead or arsenic Use none other and yon wilL never regret. Price SO cents and tl per box.

Sold by all druggists and perfumers. A man's wife should always be the same, especially to her bus band, but if she is weak and nervous and uses Carter's Iron Pills, she cannot be, for they make her "feel like a different person." at least so they all say, and their husbands say so too Vapor stoves andelectrlo oil lamps refitted at IS Dauphite street, Beptoline and Safety Oil Company. a. DC 3 a ZD con i ex. 55 jraj i a as pr a S3 i CD CO 00 i2 i "5.

3 5 I vi 5 .50 3C THE RIVER. Wkst Melville, Feb. 20. Special. Passed up Warren at 4 A.

Teche at 11 A. M. River Hi feet 2 inches. Weather cloudy and damp and heavy showers. Bayou Saka.

Feb. 2 0. Special. Weather cloudy and cool. Departed for New Orleans: L.

J. Gay at 2 A. M. Arrived: Guiding Star at 5 P. M.

Up: T. P. Leathers at 4 P. M. Natchez, Feb.

20. Special. 1 River 3S feet ud rising. The Houston not get off till to-day. The Carneal Goldman laid at tne landing all day until dark, patching her boiler, wnen she got off to Vicssours.

Vicksbukg. Feb. 20. Special. Weather cloudy ana somewhat cooler.

Tnere was one and a half inches of rainfall in the past twenty-four hours ending at 6 this P. M. The river went up an eighth of an inch, the gauge reading 39 fee; 3 luches. Tne steamers John F. Walton.

Smoky City and Jos. B. Williams, all with big coal tows, passed down to day. The Dakota, from Louis, loaded lor the Ouachita River, pased cown this P. flat in the water, having 1300 tons on board.

Capt. Keith reports losing forty hours by hard winds and fog. She reports passing tne oaz ana tow, sixty mile above, coming down. Helena. Ark.

Feb. 20. Special. i At 5 o'oio'fc this afternoon the river stands a fraction under 43 feet and it rising very slowly. Weather cloudy and cool.

The City of ton Rouge passed down last nignt, for New Orleans. The Cjty of Vicks-burg, for Vlcksburg, passed down this noon, ana tue D. C. Fogel and barges passed np at 4 this afternoon. The L.

Teal came in this morning from Old Town Lake, bringing C4 bales of cotton and a lot of cotton seed. She wi.l continue to go to the lake until tbe waters subside, the" roads all being uuder water. Cairo, Feb. lib. Special.

The river rose l-iorh siuce last evening. The gauge reads 43 feet 8 inches. The present indications are that we will hve about 1 foot more of water. The Ohio tributaries ar- all falling. The weather is cool and fair to-day, after a heavy rain last night.

The haroor was quite lively to-day. The My Choice and Km Norton came down from St. Louis to-day. with tlvo barges of bulk corn, aoout 200,000 bushels of which will go forward to Njjw Orleans by the Choice to-nlgbt- Tue Norton went down the Mississippi about noon to help the Port Lada up with her tow of empties for St. Louis.

Tbe Coal Valley, with sixteen pieces, passed down for Red liiver this morning early. Also the Coal City, eighteen pieces, ana tne Alice p.rowu, with twenty-nine piocee, ior rew Orleans. The W. W. O'Neil passed up for Cincinnati at 1:30 P.

M. with a tow of empties, and the Buckeye for Cincinnati and the Granite State for Memphis got away at 12:30 and 2:30 P. M. respectively. Eacn added a little hero, and hai a fair trip.

The Valley Company expects to send about three tows per week to New Orleaus during the next two weeks. Louisville, Feb. 20. Special. The river is fslling slowly.

The marks to-night show 52 feet 6 inches at the foot of the canal snd 24 feet 10 inches on the falls, having fallen 2 inches in the past twenty hours. The U. P. Sehenck left at 9 A. M.

for New Orleans with a fair trip. She added 60 tons and 200 barrels of cement here, she nas engagements for a full trip at points below. The Desoto passed to Memphis with a heavy cargo at 12 M. The Ohio passed up from Memphis to Cincinnati late tnis evening. oudy, with drizzling rafh, and turning colder to-night.

LVAJisviLLK. Feb. 20. River 41 feet 3 inches and rising. Weatner cloudy rain and light snow.

HKfcLiJiG, W. Feb. 20. River 21 feet 6 incnes aud stationary. Departed: Elaine for Pittsburg at 7 A.

Benton McMilien at 10 A. Stockdale at 11 A. M. Down Eagle. Snowed all day.

Cloujy and cooL Cincinnati, Feb. 20. River 43 feet and falling. Cloud)' aud pleasant. Memphis.

Feb. 2o. River stution-ar)'. Departed: Port Lads to St. Louis at 7 A.

the Wash Scerlock to Ciucinnati at noon. City of Providence to St. Louis at 4. P. City of Cairo to Vlcksbnrg at 10 P.

M. Weather cloudy. ST. Feb. 20.

Arrived none. Departed: city of St. I-ouis to New Orleans. D. R.

Powell to Vlcksburg, City of Florence to Tennessee River. The river is falling with scant 17 feet by the gauge. Weather clear and cool. THE PASSE3. Port Eads, Feb.

20, 6 P. M. Wind southeast. Arrived Last night steamship Counsellor, Lacg, master, from Liverpool, Jan. 28, to Lucas E.

Moore Jc Co. SteamsuipS. Pizzatl, Leslie, master, from Truxnlo, to S. Oten. Brmsn steamship Hartington, Race, master, from Madeira, Feb.

1, to Sailed Steamships New York for New York and Venezuelan for Liverpool, ship Lanarkshire for Havre, bark Maresca lor Malaga and schooner santo Oten for. Rua-tan. MARINE. New Tobk. Feb.

20. Arrived Steamer Alaska rrom Liverpool, Rossario from New Castle, Labourgogne from Havre. Polynesia from Hamburg, Hermann P. Pelge from Antwerp via Boston. London, Feb.

20. The steamer Germalne, from New York Feb. 12 for Liverpool arrived at Qaeenstown. The Largest Farm in the World. In tbe extreme southwest corner of Louisiana lies the largest producing farm in tbe world.

It runs 100 miles north and south and miles east and west, and is owned aud operated by a syndicate of Northern capitalists. Their general manager, J. B. Watkins. gives an interesting account of this gigantic plantation, wnich throws the great Dairy pie farm in Dakota into the shade completely.

The 1,600, otO acres of oar tract. Mr. Watkins said, was purchased in 1883 from tne State of Louisiana and from the United states At that time it was vast grazing land for the cattie of the few dealers of the neighborhood. When I took possession I found over 30.000 head oi half-wila horses and cattle. My work was to divide the immense tract into convenient pastures, establishing stations or ranches every six miles.

'J be fencing alone cost in the neighborhood of Tne laud I found to be best adapted to rice, sugar, corn ana cotton. All our cuitivaung, aitouiag. etc, is done bv si earn power. We take a tract, say-half a mile wide, for Instance, and place an engine on each side. Tne engines are portable and operate a cable attached to foar plows, and under this arrangement we are able to plow thirty acres a day with only the labor of three men.

Our harrowing, filanting and other cultivation is done lu ike manner; In iact, tnere is not a single draught horse on the entire place. We have of course, horses for the herders of cattle' of whicn we now have 16.000 bead. The Soutuern Paolflo Railroad runs for thirty-six miles through our farm. We have three steamboats operating upon the waters of our own estate, upon which there are 300 miles of navigable waters. We have an icehouse, a bank, a shipyard and a rice milL Ut.

Ixntis Republican. Cheapening Passports. A Washington special says For a long time a charge of S3 has been made npon every citizen who obtains from this government a passport, which is merely a certificate of citizenship, and contains a request that he be permitted safely and freeiy to pass, and that all lawful aid In protection be given him in ease of need. Mr. Hitt made a report to-day npon a bill reducing the foe to SI.

Mr. Hltt says the fee of ti is really a serious burden upon many of our people. It weighs specially heavy npon those crossing from Florida to Havana, where. In addition to the passport fee, there have been heretofore feestaggrekating 113 5o wnich have been levied upon American" ciuzens desiring to go from Key Wn.t to Havana, about one hundred miles. There is very considerable traftie between those points, and experience shows that the passport charges are a serious check upon CO 3 i aa cr So PJ zc mmmm i ai CD 5 3 h-MsH a ESTABLISHED 1855.

CT. H3. STJXjX iX CO FRES -AND DKAI.KRS IN- WALL 266 AND 268 N. CLARK CHIOAGP, ILL. PHOTOGBAPHS -j THE iS A At 32 and 34 CHAKTKES BEET, near Canal.

First-Class Accommodations and the Very Best none superior. Cabinets of 3-4 and full lengths S2 50 per dozen. Cabinets of bust ana vitrnets S3 50 per dozen. Satisfaction aruarantee-d by THE0D0KE LIL1EXT11AL, AR 1ST PHOTOGRAPHER. mTl6'56-lr travel.

The Spanish authorities have modified their charges so that the toti Spanish charges are reduced to about tl. Nearly the whole of the travel between these points is commercial, and it is manlfrstly impolitic to burden the active commerce.of the country, and especially persons of limited means, with so hr-avy a fee. While it may be a fact that Americans trveiiug to Europe are usually perso ns of ample means who could readily pay to for a passport, which they soruetimes tase, there has berii a change in regulations by the liberal policy of the great European Slates, almost all of which have abolisned tne requirement of passports, so that ail American travelers going from New Yoik to England. France, are no longer required to take passports with them to those countries. But the old burden rests with all its severity upon those going to Cuba, who are engaged in business and are generally men of sien.ier means.

The Sec retary of atate mid foreign Affairs Committee recommend a reduction of the fee to 51. Pomeroy's Petrolme Poroused Plasters Perfectly Irevent Pain. Purchase this Precious Preparation from tne Eurveyors, F. Frederickson. Previous to Purchasing other Preparations Possessing nsvPositfve Properties.

Please Perceive P's Pay. Vapor stove. AU parties using vapor stoves will learn something oseful by send ing address to 15 Dauphme street. Dear Canal Beptoline and Safety Company. Dr.

A. Hunter devotes special attention to catarrh, deafness and all diseases of the throat, lungs and heart. 1C Liryaues street. Hours from 10 to 6. A Blue Pencil Sketch.

To TTliich the Attention of Correspondents is Respectfully Solicited. Space in a newspaper has prescribed limits. There is always more news than space. The chief problem in editing is to to condense news reports that every item may be given the exact amount of room due its importance. The whole staff is trained to write mat" ter with direct regard to its value not to elaborate trifles, not to be laconic in treating affairs of moment.

Condensation is much harder to learn and to practice than is simplification, bo the bine pencil of tbe iitor is perennially used to prune into compactness the exJ ulierau.ee of expression common ready writers. Any one can pad oat a skeleton report-with adjectives; few writers can rednce expression to its simplest form without much labor. The "country correspondent" and his cousin, the "special fiend," are both transgressors of the law of brevity. They are both space writers: i. paid so mncb a word or line, and so it is a matter of pecuniary profit to them to be verbose.

Hence from twin motives of economy of space aDd expense the judicious editor uses his "blue pencil" with unsparing hand on their redun dant news letters. An example of condensation is civeu below, in which the bona tide dispatch, barring names of persons and places, is reproduced together with some successive editings made npon it by different members of the stuff, to illustrate to what meagre space item of news may be com-prej-sed without loss of value to tlie leader. Following is the dispatch as received from the telegraph office: Sapolio, Dec. 17. There is almost universal mourning here to-night over the suicide of one of the most beautiful, accomplished and estimable young married ladies in the upper circles of society.

Mrs. Anastasia Q. Embonpoint, wife of Auaxagoras Embonpoint, of tbe Self-Anointing Car Axle and Anti-Friction Bearing Works, took her own life to-daj- in a hidden ravine on the outskirts of the city by shooting herself through the heart. She was a daughter of hoa. Miscegenatus K.

Dol-lager, a wealthy aDd influential cigar box manufacturer of Manayunk and the family was prominent ana had influential connections throughout the State, especially in Tidioute. Mr. and Mrs. Embonpoint occupy separate sleeping rooms. Her husband heard her astir before daybreak this morning, and in answer to his inquiries she said she could not sleep.

Long after daylight one ot the children came to Mr. Embonpoint's bedside, saying "Mamma is and a hurried search of the house tailed to discover her. A pistol was found missing, and one of the outside doors was open. All day searching parties scoured tlie town and surrounding country, bat without success. At dusk this evening a man who knew nothing of her disappearance found the dead body in a lonely 1 ravine lying ou a drift of snow.

The pistol was in her hand. One shot had killed her, and Bhe lay as if asleep her rich clothing scarcely disarianged and no trace of pain to mar tne marvelous beauty of her face. She had given signs of an hereditary taint of insanity during the past summer and this accounts for her self-murder. The city editor first read the item, passing his blue pencil through the sapertiaoas words indicated bv brackets. The "beauty" and "accomplishments" and the "influential connections" were unfeelingly eliminated.

ai ii upathos of lhe Passage about the childish proclamation only excited a sneer, which broke out in the emphatic exclamation, "Rats!" when the "mar the marvelous," and hereditary taint" at the last were reached. Calling to pne of the oldest reporters on the force, he said: "Eenben, if you aren't busy 1 wish you would boil down this rot. It has got to be rewritten." This is the result of Reuben's revision Sapolio, Dec. 17. Mrs.

Anastasia Em bon point, wi of Mr. A. G. Em of the Self-Anointing Cat Axle and Anti-Friction Bearing Works, and dangnter of the Hon. N.

K. Dollager. of Manayunk, took her life to-day in a ravine on the outskirts of the city bv shooting herself through the heart. 3irs. tampon point was missed from aba house by ber family shortly after dav- aka8J was al8 a and one of tne outside doors was found open.

All "ay parties scoured the town and sur-rounaing country without Baccess, bat at dnsk a man found the body lving in a ravine, the pistol in the hand. She PeyiOQ8ly shown signs of insanity. or hec -murder. JSeab," commented the city editor, Ir S5 td cn 2 Ml S3 00 er S3 -t 5" GO CO 5C3 CD Si CD 4 A 1ST BROM PAINTERS as he glanced over the above; ypnr work as special fiend for the Fort Erie Hustler is unfitting you for active service on this sheet. What do we care about self-anointin gear axles Hughie," he called to the man whose voice was beard petitioning for a match to light his cigarette, "boil this 6oicide into as few words as yon can." These are the few Sapolio, Dec.

17. If rs- A. Q. Em-boDpoiut. wife of Mr.

A. G. Embonpoint, took! her life this morning in a ravine in tbe suburbs by shooting herself through the heart. She arose shortly bevore daybreak and taking a pistol left the house. In the evening the body wjas found lying in the ravine, the pistol in the hand.

Hereditary insanity is the alleged cause of her self-run rder. The assistant city editor had just come into tbe office and was getting id to office costume when the above was handed in. "See if you can edit that down any more." said his chief, tossing Hughie's effort to him. The assistant, who thinks he is a boiler from Boiler-ville. bander; back the following: Sapolio, Dec.

17. This morning Mr. A. Q. Embonpoint, wife of Mr.

A. G. Embonpoint, arose before daybreak, ana. taking a pistol from the house, went to a ravine in the suburbs ana shot herself through the heart. Her body was not fonnd until evening.

Insanity is the alleged cause of her suicide. His chief polled at his silky moustache for a moment as he conned the subordinate's revision, and then with two or three serpentine movements, a dele-mark and a carat, turned the dispatch Into the following shape and jabbed it viciously on the "copy" hook. This is the way it was set up Sapolio, Dec. 17. Early this morning Mrs.

A. Q. Embonpoint, wife of Mr. A. G.

Embonpoint, arose, went to a suburban ravine and shot herself, through tbe heart. Her body was not found until evening. Insanity i the alleged cause. But the managing editor, when he heard the story of the invidious metamorphoses through which the special had passed and saw the proof, took his pencil out and made marks in the margin, redncing the story to this: Sapolio, Dec 17. Early this morning Mrs.

A. Embonpoint shot herself through the heart in a suburban, ravine. Insanity is the alleged cause. Perhaps if the editor-in-chief himself had been shown the item he might have thought the details of "heart" and, "ravine" too trivial for publication. Who knows? Buffalo Express.

-j ABSOLUTE PEfiFECTION IN BATING! And All Meats Roasted in Their Own Juices, by Using the WIRE GAUZE OTEN DOOR Found Exclusively on tbe Marvelous Results! Loss in Shrinkage of Meats. Very few people know that the Shrlnkac of Meats roasted in a cose ovea is fron iblrtv-flve to forty per cent. All meat conUins seventy-Ave per cent, of water and only twenty-live pr cent ot solid matter, and the loss thai is madein the roast in it i made in the evaporation of the Juice, which ia the Vital Part of Meat. Effect of the Solid Oven Door J5 sodium or ell-doc will be reduced to six pounds and four ounces 5" met- howin(r a loss of thiee pounds WnH the loss la 1H per omit, of thetotalwelfrht.it shows the enormous loss ot fifty Per Cent of the ul os. Effect of WIRE GAUZE OVEN DOOR.

A ten-pom 1 nlotn. medium er well-done, 7 to "ins pounds and eicht ounces a loss of ght ounces toti eight, it shows the veiy small loss of but seven pe-cent, of Juice. SeDd for Illustrated Circulars and Price List. RICE, BORN SOLE AGENTS, Q31 '85 3twfcWly NSW ORLEANS. GOLD MEDAL, PARIS, 1878.

BAKER'S BreaffastCocoa. voeoa, rrom which the excess oc Oil has been removed. It has (Aros times tKs strength of Cocoa mix with Starch, Arrowroot or Sugar, and Is therefore far more econom ical, costing Us than one cent a cup. It Is delicious, nourishing strengthening, easily digested. Land admirably adapted for tarsi- ii vnh.

tmmm wcuas ior persons ui Sold by Grocers every jr. BAKER CO J)orcliester, Has TO CONSUMPTIVES. Weak Lane. Cna, Asthma. Hr.oc kills and General Debliitr it ian Iscknowledgsd fcpeclhe Remedy.

TRY IT iTice SI and S-A per bottle. Prepared only DT "INUHsSTatt A Caetnlata. i I as mr 1 o2'eo 3tawAWlv am 1.