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1 0F.REFOGp ZIOYKBTJIGHTi 7 th Hew Buildinj Uptown' ror Thinks Police Hay Spop to 1 DeVarainettto Protect fTOo' Tested, Lest Bay of the OU CItj LI- brary Other llanfcipal Mitten; 1 At the last meeting offthe city council ere was preseniea to wu ordinance tranaferrlnsf the new hoys Usa of refuge, on, Maahvill avenue; to a board of school directors. At the rest of ohe ot the nembera of the stated thatPresident Boder, of house of refuge commissioners, do- i red to appear bemre the committee on tools la that mailer, the ordinance, was vf Ma Bherrouae remarked It tixe paper ban been In the hands of committee far some time end the in- was fully- known. There had been pie time for -all objections, but he aid i allow, the measure to be recom- ed, end the ordinance wait accord- sent baik to the committee without i don. This morning- there is to be a' meeting tne commiaalouera of. the boy' house refuge ana has been caUed, pre tot about the ordi-ice, and the indicationa are that It will i be arorable to relinquishing the new: to the school board.

It Is under-' 4 that the new house of refuge bas a occupied by inmates- and that they -transferred a few nights ago from i old Jionie on Tulene avenue to the neon Nashville avenue. To. Judge jia that. It is patent that the commie jueri desire to occupy and bold the ievr institution, if possible. MAYOR AMD THE POLICE.

Mayor Flo rer Is not. In the very pleas- latest mood, owing to an action taken1 the police In arresting a peddler, Isidore" Brown, who resides et No. 1200 Ufayetta street, and-he means to probe ta matter to 'the very bottom. 1 Brown as arreeted at the race track on Wed-t sday evening by Sergeant Capo and Lally and -locked: up in the tenth precinct station, charged. with being' ii and suspicion character.

The Uonet was before Becorder Arnault terday and upon the evidence Of the given $25 or 80 days. rHe did not its the money to pay the fine and was accordingly sent 'down. t'itit Isidore Brown was one of the peddlers viio called upon the mayor some time no and stated that the police were ei-ioctlng money from him for the privilege ot being allowed to peddle on certain treats. The mayor desired to have the mii make charges egalnst the police, but Lrown said he thought It would be of no us, that the officers would bring overwhelming evidence to show that the com-I uiiaent was lying and thus he-would i the worst of It. i He farther, ie did.

manage to make a case out aint a certain policeman, and any-tuin happened to the officer, the poor Ialer's life would, be made a burden at thtk hand nf thfv other officers. They CnA. some means, to ha ve.ttewla i.iuaut pm a as. jo.aa siu auussuu Mayor Flower could not believethat suca a thing was practiced In, tbe force, but the- arrest of Brown haa caused hie honor to do some thinking. Kecently there was hurried call for a cession of the police board, when changes were made against Officer Hasshawof extorting' 'money from peddlers.

i The mayor schlet clerk and one of the council committee clerks were witnesses to the act ot the officer taking a bribe from a. peddler. Among the witnessee in this case was Isidore Brown, who testified that he had paid Haashaw money on sev eral occasions to be allowed to sell on Canal street without molesUtlon. Has-tbaw wae dismissed from the row Brown has been arrested as An ttus and -auspicious- character. Vayor Flower wae apprised of the ar-i yesterday evening and then all) of the peddler, told him encouraeed 4 He did not Jose much -1 me He concluded after a Uftlc to i down to Becorder Arnault and re-q the release of the prisoner," saying t.at he did not wish the man to remain in Jail for even one night.

He advised at he himself would be reeponslble for tu peddler. When the messenger reached tiie court It had already been, adjourned, but It was the intention to have the judge found and for, the rease.of pe Mayor1 Flower sattsfled the Judge Arnault fixed the penalty inthe matter la accordance with tbe charge made, and satisfied that he was not made aware tiat the peddler was one of the men, Who bid testified against the police. His honor 'proposee that the officers trho trade tbe arrest shall bring indisputable viaeace that the man had done some-t to warrant the charge made against I The mayor has determined, as ex-crriclo of the police board, to bring- the Jce force- above extortion, above frivolous charges, above dishonesty, id, ebove aU -things, that have made ueta appear -as terrorlaers instead -or lardlans VoX the peace. He means to uke hold of all things that come to him i charges galnet. the police and direct attention-of the board to them.

TheVcommlssloners of Margaret place desire hat the city give them aesistance maktag thel park and maintaining it teautlfuuy Thhy have been working on it for some timewnd endeavored to make It UtUe garden Wpot, but the work they Is at the mercX-Of a gang of rowdies ad hoodJom whe take pleasure In Ide-ttroylng everything In It. In the even-lasa. youngsters gather there and play xtbalv thu trodding the grass and destroying plants. Beeently handsome ')iia-w wrecked byome persons. The i.icemen vbd la supposed, to be on the "at does not "seem tovbe able to make arreata.

The commissioners receive -y about $20 per; moth, and that is 1 about enough to pay lor the gardener. of. the other attendant upon care of the park la borne by the conv 1 alonera and even in that they are not utectedw They petition the mayor and noil to ee if tiiey cannt be given a vaichiaan. KO MKET1TNG TO-NIfiHT. etreets and landings -committee 'will 1 meet to-night, a4 scheduWlL the day a It Iras the intention to meeting 'and' Uke np the Texas raaac compromlsV brdluandp, which been.

before the committee ipr some niiy; tbere-was also" "seat Vo the or strett rail- tyffl? Pa1sh, "no Jeffersoii. Ia rSST'l dr? tovobtain, nlt thwwlUtje an appoint- th PWd rote. i totaS-Ued tbnithJe raUred -ul i-nw. city bout to be built VS effersoa partsb, TUB WHARVES. with th tter, of the Volana p-oa Company et file; Illinois nutted Pllmor6 -fhfl8e been fully V- owners.

snA "nrral Pllroad Cot construct whar 6ihJ aruncial accommodations for com- THE DAILY PICAYUNE I IIIDAYJJANUAIIY 81897. nieie in front of their property end can U8f (he sauie until the city of New Or-lens exercises her exclusive riirht of i dew -Or- i I bruuinz wharves. Xhe ordinance In con I tbverBy is nothing bnt a confirmation of i aiis rignu 1 (Second The cltv of New Orleans haa power to designate a particular portion ot tho lan14nMi rm sa a am I a 1 a-uw iibawMie 4Vi saw va. est wb a-sua steamship company, railroad company or other has also the right to anow me use oi tneoacture at tne pax-tlcular point designated for the erection of sheds and other 'strnctn-res necessarr tor the shipment or temporary storage of merchandise, or i for any other public or commercial purpose. (Heirs of Leonard vs.

Baton Bouge, vtn 284.) ThirdAs the right of the rloarlan owners to build wharvea in front of their property was a right secured bv law at the date that the contract for the reve-. nues ox the wharves was entered Into be tween the city of New Orleans and the xjouisiana uonscrucuon ana improvement Company, the- confirmation of right is in no wav an imualrment of the obliga tion of the Louisiana Construction and. Improvement company's contract, ana in no way creates illegal competition. (Kller- man vs. Kaiiroad company, B4tn aiu, 704.) a Vnnrth Th nrdlmncA In onestlon.

In sofar as it purports to grant to the Illinois Central Bailroad Company the right to occupy tor its uses ana purposeavaur tne period of ninety-nine from Jan. IS. 1896. all that cart of the batture between Toledano and General Taylor tieets, fronting the propertv of said rail- roaa. is not vaiia, es a contract, lum cnj belnar without power to grant to any per son, for any 2 purpose, the right to use anr nartlcular Dortion of the-river-front for a term of years, but the ordinance is valid as a license, wnicn tne city nas lanl rla-ht at anv time to revoke, and wLloh.

must stand until revoked by the city. GABBAQEI CASH. City'; Attorney' Gilmore called upon Mayor Flower yesterday, evening and told hie honor that the garbage case, which had called for In the United States eourt. was carried over next upon the request of Mr Kruttschnltt, attorney for the Gar- brge Company. Mr.

Gilmore said he was cocked, primed and all ready to proceed, and sought to have the court- go ahead, but the Judge concluded to grant the delay asked by opposing counsel, The -city attorney advised Mayor Fldw-er that he had received a telegram from Washington calling him there to attend mu in vhiph th citv was concerned. and which wonld be hea rd either on Mon- oay or itkmut ab ia uo HtM fnr th arnrbasra case, and Jie would like to know what, the mayor thought about It. -v" vtpakJ Mayor Flower suggested, that ne telegraph Washlrgton to have the case delayed for ai-week, and remain bere and nnwomif tha rarhizs matter. His honor said it was all important that the gary bage -case should DO oeternuneu aa axiy will lact tipon the advice of the mayor. REMOVIG THB XJBBABT.

-The dry. librarians are busily engaged preparing the book; in the city hall Ubrary fori removal ito tha Free Library at Lafayette and Camp atreeta. When the room at the city hall is vacated it Is proposed to remodel it and fit It to serve for the city attorney and his departments. Then th city attorney's offices that are now will be given over to the drainage commission- A fund has already been appropriated to city hall and out of it will be employed moneys to make the necessary changes in, these-departments. LEGAL HOLJD aHday, telng the anniversary of the battle of New Orleans, and a legal holiday, all departments at the city hall will be closed.

Joayor Flower will visit his office and remain a few hoars. W'lolioMAOHlNB INSPEOTION'. Proprietors of slot machinea were summoned and appeared before Chief Clerk to the Mayor Jack Waterman yesterday. There were eleven Varieties of ma ine submitted ana operated to that they were; fair and within. the lawiper-te'nlnr to the operation of these.

Dealers are probiolted from using them money prises ere given. FntB COMMISSIONEBS. The board of fire commissioners will meet on next Thureday night, at 7:30 o'elock for the tranaactlon of regular business. i- i Neuralgia is" theprayer of the nerve for pure blood. Hood's Sareapatiiia le the One True Blood Purifier and nerve builder.

-i- TITAJL Beeordad at the office of the board of hsalfh yestarday: -J, BOKPHS. Mrs. Joha Alfred Blcbarda, a girl. Mrs. Alexander Lacey, a girL fMrs, Octave Klnler, a girl.

UrswBarthelemy J. I. Frelxon, a boy 8. W. Gibson, a airU-.

Airs. Peter a boy. Mra. Bafael Edward de los Beyes, a gUL Mrs. Jamas H.

Brandt, a girl. Mrs. George Biscbot a girL MARRTAQK3. Lodea Tbeodul Beaufart and Widow Smile 8chmidt. Charles Williams and Miss Louviaa Stanley, Oalsseppe isrisi and Miaa Dealrata Bivona.

Francia and Bias Adels, La- St. Cocbraate aad Vise. Maggie A. Cool- WTIIiam Frasler to Widow Cynthia X. WU- llams.

tt DEATHS. 1 Widow Agath Lamotbe, TO years, Johnson and Bayou Boad. fiarah N. fcinith, 65 years, 2908 Grand Bouts St. John.

Charles B. Sromp, 88 years, sis Uiroo. J. M. Laporte.

09 years, S7 Camp. Henry P. Russell, 63 years, tSk allst. Widow EUsabetb Wtlo Wcloberger, .85 years, KwhAblam and Bienville. I wpw Mary.

BrisceU. 1 years, Constance and Xrato, k'eiuate child oc ouf, j. u. i assay, iz nours. charity hospital.

Odary Bean, 2 years, 9221 Camp. Thomas J. Gibbons, SS years. SI 17 Burgundy. Katie Hlckey.

wife of H. Psrsevao. rears. 637 Marigny. widow Mary uyas, years, caarity aos-pltal.

Pauline White, 85 years, Lafoat' Asyhtm. 1 Delia Heroana, s2 years, 275 Elsolra. William A. Hansler. A3 rears.

4X30 elatloa. Edwtra warren, es years, zsil Tnalia. AH Wool Business Suits YPere formerly $10 and Out name your guarantee FETESS nsr i if f- i nnTTrnrTTiriiT ii.i. XI II I II KfS i I A I aJMi4.i xux uu. v-s ITEMS.

OP INTEREST. Gleaned by the Fioay une. Corps of Speoial Oorrespondentsv Strange Disappearance of Has and Bis ITlfel Oficers; of Lake Charles Beliere the 'Woman Was lluiaered, And That the Man Has Fled Aa Ua-tj finished If ete to Mayor Flower Burglars at Soranton. I Lake CSraries, Jan. 7To the right of the ferry landing, West Lake Charles, there stands little frame cot-tage.

It faces the river dud until three days ago It waa occupied by Otto Fay. 40 years old, and Ms wife. He' worked In the Morris mill and appeared to be Industrious. The officers of Calcasieu pariah nave spent the past two days looking for Fay lette, and the citizens on the west bank bave spent a like period hunting for some trace of Mrs. Faylette, who Suddenly disappeared last Sunday: morning.

The last time seen she was going In through the kitchen window, the neighbors claiming that she -had been looked out. Since that time no one haa had a glimpse of Mrs. Faylette. Suspicion waa aroused and when the officers went to in vestigate not only was there no trace of the wife, but- Faylette himself had suddenly Lyons and Deputy Andres Instituted a search. They have spent a considerable sum telegraphing to points In the surrounding country, but no trace of the maiiTbey feel pretty Sure that there was foul play, and the residents aldng the river front say they believe Mrs, Faylette's body will be found In the rirer.

The motive, if such be true, is not clear, although those same residents of the neighborhood tell the officers that there had been frequent Quarrels. This theory was strengthened when the officers found the following Incomplete letter, which had been written by the wife and mother: "Lake Charles, Man. 2. lS87w To Tour BxceUency. Mayor of New.

Orleans, La. 1 Dear Sir About nine months ago I came down here expecting to find home, where I could the children with me, and I was very anxious to" At that point the writer had been Interrupted and it was never finished. The penmanship' was in a large, plain hand, and showed excellent training. This reference to the children brings np another mystery. If is said there were chree but they had never lived the parents here.

Some think they are in a Hew Orleans asylum, and the note to Mayor Flower would indicate as much, while others understand they were left wtttt relatives in Alabama, Sheriff Lyons has sent out this description of Otto Faylette: Dark. complexion 5 feet inchee in height, 40 years old; black stubby mustache; weight ISO pounds: black eyes and haa too appearance of a Gascon Frenchman. MONROE. BUssJtrda Delavr tlae ArrlvaU ef i HertBera Coni- Monroey 1 La Jan. 7 The atate relief committee are.

hampered their work of dlatribntlng the araln purchased by them in Kansas and Nebraska on account of not having their order filled, the reason of shippers being unable to forward the corn on account of the bllazard that has prevailing in that section for the past week. i 1 Chairman 'Mlllsaps aent out to-day more than a dozen telegrams to grain merchants, urging upon them the necessity of hurrying- the shipments out, as tne demands made on his committee from the various perish committees for help are very -urgent. llie police Jury of Madison parish has acted nobly towards the drought sufferers, aa the following letter epeake for itself: Tailulah, Jan. 1807. Hon.

Uriah Millsaps Dear Sir I enclose yon our parish treasurer's check for the sum of $500 on the Vicxsburg bank. Thla la sent yon for the relief of the drought sufferers In Jackson, Lincoln and Union. The police Jury- requests me to state that they desire it should be used among the suffering white fa mllies, for the reason that a bondant facilities for work will be extended to the negroes who desire to come to this pariah, and their tranepor-tatlon also. paid. The board also desire me to say that if would like you to furnish them, a statement of the disposition yon make of the money.

They hate in preference introsted it to you direct, knowing that in your band It would be applied where, as they believe, It will do the most good. Kindly acknowledge receipt, of the same. Yours truly "Clerk Police Jury, Madison' PshLa. SHRBVEPORT. Ursrextt Weed of Relief tat Llaeola 0 1 Psurlsau Jan.

7. A meting of citizens was held to-day in the Board ot Trade for the puf pose of securing aid for the druoght suffers of Lincoln parish. Captain Simon Levy, was called to. the chair, and, after, stating the object of the meeting, the chair appointed the; fol'owlng committee to solicit, aid from business men of Shreveport; W. F.

Tay Vr. Henry Shepherd and John Jenklna. The committee, i after a brief can vuss, met with coeaderable encouragement, but It has been concluded to delay the report- for contributions, which should be for general distribution wherever most needed and not to any special locality. Mr. G.

W. Braewell, of is here. He Js the accredited agent for his locality and reports great destitution existing in that vicinity. There Is urgent need of apeedy work to reKeve-' the sufferers in the fifteen drought-stricken parishes, aggregating -at least 20,000 people, many of whom- are women arid cpildren. -The Hebrew Ladles Benevolent Assocla- tlonhave elected officers for, the year as follows: President, Mrs.

Eda Florsnelm vice president. Mm Hi Bodenheimer; trees-, urer, Mrs. Henry Florsbelm; secretary, Mrs. Sarah. Aeher.

The relief committee, Mrs. -Morris Goldsmith, Mrs. Carroll Cahn and Mrs. Oharle Gordon. The Moorinpspert sufferer at the hoDUal are doin well and thetr.

wants have been supplied by. the citizens of thia crty. -r s-, A Rt la the Klsatonie Knmble tlie SUlI to Seeare -1. Provencal, La 7. A fire broke oot here last night In, the property, of J.

D. Salter burning "two mall cottages; partly covered by Insurance. Recent-heavy rains have put the atchle on a boom and jrladdened the heart' of the mill men, who have succeeded In getting several million feet of lumber, over, the falls. The- old river mill will start up sit once under full i IwOCSQISSlJPPI. ENTERPRISE.

laapertsat Seaaioa of the Board of Saipervisor. Enterprise, Jan. 7. The members of the board of supervisors rot Clarke county had -a lively session this week. They reduced the salary of the county superintendent of education from $500 to $400 per year, which prompted L.

L. Choemaker, the Incumbent, to send in tils, Tesinatlon lntanter, which was promptly accepted by the said board. Your corresren 2ent unJerstar. several a cants craerc I t5 crc ceor will te trro-t: I 6 tl The board also bad r.uUa a lively time over the letting of-tbe county for thi year. The tiJders were Judge C.

eitr ot tae Uisslssir-pl Messenger; W. G. Huntly, editor of the Clarke county Times, and Prof. Shoemaker, editor of the jultman Herald. Tbe "bidding became spirited.

The fllarkft 1omntT 'ilmes Oa'eted -to do It for 1 mill, and then Judge etovall went bun one etter onenng tne. county for the prlvkege of doing the- work. After consulting wlth the 9unty at- tfirnof twtard decided that the last named bids were illegal, and requested nj.i Kf wharannAn JnfYA Rt Avail Hd $1, and' he contract' for ye' was awarded to Mm. i The retiring onayor and board of aldermen of this place held their last session yesterday, and their enccessors were sworn in by Judge Ward, vUr s'Mayor Geo. W.

Tolson; aldermen, T. J. B. M. Buckley, S.

Andrews, H. Lee and S. J. Taylori treasurer, J. P.

Dear; marshal, J. S. Boyd. T. J.

O'Fer-rall was elected clerk. BAT' ST. LOUIS. -Supervisor Ad ouurja Aa Appeal Ciemeaey." Bay St Louis, Jan. 7.

The board of supervisors adjourned yesterday after a busy session of three days." Numerous allowances were made, a settlement with the treasurer effected, the report of the county euserlntendent of education' received, and other business of like nature transacted. 1 Marlon Buckley and Olllver Walker; two prisoners in the county Jail, were discharged on the recommendation of Sheriff Ladner. The boys were released, the ground of meritorious conduct. A petition by citiaens and official has been forwarded to Governor McLaurin for the rele tae of George Marshall, white man, who Is In Jail for retailing llqaor and disturbing the peace of the family of Mr. of Hancock county.

Marshall' has paid his fine, and on account of his wife and children it thought hi release -will be a good move. 495H3i A i-J; Among the recent rear estate deals made at the Bay is the purchase of the Hacfcney property by Mr. N. prominent railroad contractor' and the sale of the Michlnard place to L. H.

Fer-chand. of New Orleans, for the sum of $2800. The property te a good one, and waa assessed at $5000, and was owned by the Mlchlnard, family abput twenty-five years. The pupil of 8 Joseph'; Academy yesterday afternoon- gave an entertain-; men to Rev Father Leduc and AK phonse for the new year, where ail could have an opportunity to wish a happy-new yea? to the beloved priest of Addresses suitable to the occasion were read by Odis Jeanne Jung, of New Orleans. In French, and one in Bngllah, by Miss Olavarlo.

of the Bay. Music, vocal and instrumental. 'With recitations, were the other feature of the event. After songs- and reading -Bev. Father; Leduc was presented with a beautiful silver water pitcher by the pupil of the academy, and Bev.

'Fatner "Alphonse was made happy with a gun and a handsomely embroidered alb, Father Ledoo thanked th fair donor in a neat little speech, and Father Al-phon eaid he could not give expression of his thanks unless to repeat the report of the -A Crslsry Vegre Daageroasly Stab aa Bhahata Mareaaat Langsdale, Jan. 7v-W. H. Patton, a merchant of Shubuta, was stabbed by a crazy negro 5 morning. Tbe negro bought some cartridges from One of the clerk in Mr.

Patton's store and when he found out that the negro was -eraay. he walked down the overtook the negro and demanded the cartidges, when the negro stabbed him In the right breast. Inflicting a painfull dangerous flesh wound. A posse immediately started in purult and overtook the negro about three mile from town. Mr.

J. Pat-ton, brother of the wouded man, was at the head of the posse and demanded the negro to halt, when he turned and advanced with a large knife aad a pletoL Mr. Patton fired two load of blrdshof Into him. seemed to infuriate him; and make him thirst for more -blood. Before he could reload, the negro closed in on him, firing two shots, which flew wide of the mark, Patton then clubbed him over the head with the gun, breaking tbe stock on! and bending the barrels.

The doctors sewed up the negro's head and he wa sent to Quitman to-night. The negro, whose same- is Dink Patton, fas wanted in Wayne tor shooting a man and was sent to the penitentiary In 1891 for three years for shooting a man. He was adjudged insane while there and on the expiration, of his sentence he Was turned over to the Insane asylum, where he staid on til last May. 7 V- SCRAHTOBT. Bsuvlar Pay Two Visit Dnrinar taio Jfiarht.

Scrantos, Jan. 7. Last night an unknown party broke- Into the liquor saloon of M. V. B.

Carey and eecured the sum of change that was left in. the money drawer. The thief made his entrance by climbing up on the side door and opening the transom. The marks of his dirty feet were seen on the Inside Of the where he slid After securing his he unlocked the back door and went out, leaving the door open. At 220 o'clock thla morning.

Mr. Westphal, a prominent Jewler of th: place, was aroused from hia sleep -by hi wife telling him that some one was trying to raise tbe window near the bed. Mr. Westphal, found that the lower slats of th blind bad been cut away, so as the person outside could reach his hand through. Throwing open the window be aw that some one had placed a.

bench under the window, eo as to climb op. Near it be saw something that looked tike a man crouching and at which he fired. Further invastigatlon-showed that it was a block of wood about two and half feet long, that the would-be burglar was bringing to put on the bench, so he could reach higher, when he was alarmed by' Mr, Westphal opening the blinds. Luckily for him he did so, as Mr. Westphai's bullet struck the block in the center.

The window Iats were cut by a aharn knife. COLUMBUS. i Oas ef tbe Roberta Mnrderer A' rested la Alabama. Colunrhusv MIss Jam 7. Telephoalo communication received here to-day from Carrollton, state that one of the men -who is supposed to have murdered John Robert at4 Artesla, on the night of Jec.

SO, has been captured near that wiace. He is wounded in the left forearm, has a powder barn on the face, and In many way the description of the murderer. He acknowledges having been In Artesla on the night the murder was committed, but denies all knowledge of the affair. It instated that the second man is In hiding In the vicinity and will doubtless be caDtnred to night. If the parties captured prove to be- the right ones their captors will re- On6 loaf of bread may be light, sweet "and.

digestible. You may use the same for another and have it heavy, sour soggy. The; knack is in putting the ingredients together just righ substitute for Scott's Emulsion may have the same ingredients and yet not be a perfect substitute, for noone knows how to put the parts together as we do. The secret of "how" is our business twenty-five years of experience hns taught us' the b-zzt v. celve tie $1CC0 orcred by Coerta, brother of the murdered man.

BILOXL Directors of tbe People' Telepnoae Exchange. Blloxi, Mlss Jan. 7. The stockholders of the People' Telephone Exchange met last night and elected the following as directors for the ensuing year: John Walket, W. XL M.

Dukate. J. B. Chlnn, McConnlck, J. D.

McEle. J. O. Clower, W. H.

Murphy, X. A. Nash, E. L. Doyle.

The stockholders meefne then adjourned, and the director met and elected the following officers: John Walker, president; John Carre way, secretary and treasurer; E. general manager. i BAiHOHB. New City Hall to Be Ballt at a Cost I of feOOO. ll I Raymond, Jan.7.

The flrst act of the new board of mayor and selectmen of Raymond, which was installed into office on- the 6th was determine upon building a cfy hall- at a cost of S4OO0. If no objection i raised by, the taxpayer will be issued for the reoessary amount and the contract let at aa early day. t2s? 5 S' i Ti A A A Reeommead a of tbe vWavr- rior River Caaal. I Blrmiogbam. J.

VanHoose, chief promoter of tbe project to have the government build a eanal from Birmingham, to the Warrior river, so as to give thi district an all-water outlet to the gulf for. coal and iron, to-day received from the war department copy of the report of Major T. Bos-sell, of the government engineering corps at Mobile, who, by order of congress, recently made a preliminary Inspection of the route of the, proposed, canal. Major Bossell i unable to say yet whether the Improvement I worthy or not, but on account of the vast interests Involved, recommend the government appropriate $15,000 to make a complete survey and thereby determine the eaaabillty of the project. General, W.

CraighllL chief engineer, concur in the recommendation. An effort will be made to have tbe appro- griatlon passed by the present congress, ut if not successful it will be taken up with the fifty-fifth congress. DEMOPOLIS. An. Eleetrio Ugat Plaat Graated a i rraasUse.

'SX" v. Demopoii, Ahv, Jan. 7. The city corm-jEilmen granted a franchise to th Demopoii Electric Light and Power Company, a home corporation, i establish a system of electric light at their regular meeting this afternoon. Demopoii will be lighted by In ninety days.

This progressive move has -been pushed to comple tion by the mayor of thi city, Hon. Gerner William. AJR.TT AJTSAJ3. I CAMDEW, -Coloael Tborntoa' Realdeaeo So troyod.by Vlro. Camden, Jan.

7. The residence of Colonel B. 'Thornton burned this uiortlng. Insured in the Mechanics and Traders' company, of New Orleans, for $2500; l.wa $5000. 4- 1 11.

i- HAX1VAS, "-'-'I i Salaries of Ctt Otaeial Cat la the I Zatert of Eeoaoay. f.P8Jlas,'tTeac:JsB;:T,llo'.cJtyi Is ire-! trenching in every conceivable Vy in- order to tneke its Income meet, expenses. Keductlona in salaries have been made as fallowei Asseor, S2000 1 $1200; collector, $2000 to $1200; secretary. $1600 to tlOOO; S120O to $300; attorney, $2000 to $1200; chief of poUce, $2000 to, $1500; engineer, $2000 to water commissioner, $1800 to $1500; auditor, $1800 to $1500. For the year past it has been a "buckle and tongue" fight with the charter solons.

is rumored that TCi H. B. of the Texas Midland, has secured control Of the Houson and 'Texas Centra! Railroad, and that he will at onca proceed to make some extensions and connections of the Midland, which will be of great lm? portance to the commercial interests of Dallas. The whole city hopes the rumor is true, and that some of Mrs. Hettle Green's millions will be spent here.

It is known that Green Is establishing a new. through line from the west to Galveston by Building and purchasing. His mother Is a large stockholder in the Central, and Huntington control It. The 6-year-old child of Joseph Thompson, four mile from town, to death to-day by her clothes catching from a stove in which the little thing waa starting a lire. i The wife of Dr, Arch Cochran, ex-postmaster of Dailies, died to-day.

Thomas J. Breokshlre. postmaster at PavelL Navarro county, was arraigned before Conrmlsslener Lebrun to-day on a harr of ember llnr $000 of the funds of hi office. Mr, Brookahlre made the $500 bond required of him by the commissioner and returned home. a-it.

a Fire broke out at Athena at 120 thi morning on the north side of the square, and spread eastward at. an alarming rate. Irwin Pepper's double store, dry roods; ROy Hendrlchs rrocerles. and Westmoreland, drugs were destroyed. ATTEMPTED ARSOW.

A Mysterious Crime Attempted la '--h Alsfter. "7 i At 8 p. yesterday Walter L. Vincent reported at the Eighth precinct station that at 8 o'clock he discovered some unknown nan leaving hie and, upon Investigation, be found that the wainscoting of that room was saturated with lnnrance preparatory being The man, fortunately, became alarmed, and fled J. before finishing the Job.

The residence is located at 728 Pelican avenue, and 1 owned by Mrs. Charles J. Morse. This is the same place that was partially burned on last Monday y- night, the origin of which is anp-posed to have' been of an- nature, The damage was assessed at $125 to the bouse and $50 to tbe furniture, which is insured' to the Lion Company for $500. Vincent say be saw tha man as be ran.

tout" could not discern whether or sot he was white or. colored. Officer Boy went down to the house and made an investigation, and says that everything was in -readiness for are. Mr. Vincent can assign no reaeon why anyone' should desire to Injure him.

a he has' no enemies that be- knows v. 11 1 1 1 7 y. bancocb: club. The Haneockr Boat and Pleasure Club, an. organisation composed of twenty-flve atbletle yoong men from the lower limits of the city, rlast JeTenlng-pasaed It first anniversary and In i honor of the event there was a dinner given to the members and a reception and hop In the evening.

The clubhouse has been but recently completed and Is situated Just outside the levee at the bead of Hancock street. At o'clock In the evening- the table waa set In the big hall and the entire membership and a few-friends enjoyed an elaborate banquet. Later la the evening Mr. Joseph brought out nls or-cheetra and sweet music -was played for During the dinner," Mr. -i Maurice Ros-slgnoil, the caterer, and Hon.

A. Marmou. get, a member of the council from that ward, delivered appropriate addresses, The club Is In extremely rood financial condition, and bs as Its ollcers: Jos. F. Marsball.

president; Louis Lsrre, vice president; Paul1 Guense, secretary, and 1L P. Doullut, treasurer. -fv cnnrcGD clothes. During last Wednesday tlsht thieves entered Mrs. Otis residence, af ITo.

132 Dupre street, near Canal, -nd ransacked the house, tlln-s about tl fr Cr3 ttt a cf t- JUST A LITTLE TRICK TO PORT NEW. ORLEANS. Eeport Started in Chicago and Hew i Yoik That Corn Shipped Here Was la Bad i Condition, Hailed as a Lie Before tha Day Was Done, Aad Draws Strong; Indorsement for the Port from Visiting Grain Sen 1 "Whether it was the idle squib of soma uninformed writer in the great city of ind or titie deliberate 'design Tf compe-ttUon, the attempt to start the rumor that ther Is hot'eorn In this port acted as an enormous boomerang yesterday. On Jan. 5 there appeared In a Chicago paper" a little paragraph of some half-dozen line announcing that there were 400 axa off hot corn In this city, an entire loss, not worth the bandllng.

4 The evidence 1 little bit 'f false statement only began to make itself felt In the great grain center yesterday. By that time it had reached the grain markeU of BU LouU and Mew York and all the other interested points. Then it to be heard from. Anxious inquiries poured Into this city asking for Information. And to cap the climax KeW York sent out the report, exaggerated to the extent that, there were 4ouo car of hot corn in Mew Orleans and When President Patrick McCloekey reached the Board of Trade yesterday he-was besieged by an excited body of business men who urged that the matter should be taken immediately in hand and the rumor denied without delay.

It waa then that the boomerang feature of the; report began to operate. In the flrst place, there were and had been for some days in the city representative of grain elevators in Chicago and St. Louis who had come her for the special purpose ot studying the conditions from every point of-: view, aad, of course, chief among these 1 the question of clW matlo influences as demonstrated on the corn Itself. With these people, who were already prepared from exhaustive investigation to know the falsity of the re- Krt, the boomerang tarteL, They sent ck messages to their anxious people in Chicago and In St. Louis, sUtlng that there was not any hot corn in Mew Orleans.

v- Mr. McCloskey summoned the chief grain McMillan, and his alas to ascertain what they knew about tills reported hot corn in this port. The investigation that followed led to the discovery that not only wa the rumor faise, but that there was not. as fai as could be determined, a single grain of hot corn in the city. The result was that not only waa the malicious report denied by people whose Interests were such that they-could not be doubted, but it gave the city the opportunity to show its real excellence as a grain shipping point.

A gentleman of extensive Interests In the grain business and hailing from a distant Vrfty said to a Picayune representative yesterday: "Mew Orleans must no longer be surprised at such report aa these. As a matter of fact, the city, haa made fit self Che target for the envy of vast cxd varied coufllc tin business interests north and east. First there are the eastern railroads which had been in the habit of hauling a vast amount of grain to the -Atlantic coast for these years. They have been watering the growth; of the grain export business here with some apprehension. They calculated on Mew Orleans 'being unable to handle It They knew that the first blockade that would occur would be the city's death blow at this stage of tbe But to their amazement these eastern railroad freight agents have seen this business grow and grow until lta.

enormous proportions -outstrip any other port of the country and nary a blockade or evea the suggestion of a blockade ha occurred to drive the grain "For years," continued the same speaker, "they have kept up tttls bugaboo about -the climatic influences of thla port on grain. It seems to mo that when these rivals saw this city ahead of any other 'port of the United States already and lunging still further ahead In the iace, they thought to break tbe of the movement of grain this way by the clumsy canard of yesterday. As a matter of fact the port right to-day and ever aince has taken its step forward as a point of export" has shown that there no better port of export in the country to-day. I would Ilka for you to name the point where you could get 'rye term such as you can get en corn shipped through here. And what is the reason of this? Because purchasers, in the first place, know that they are going to get an honest deal on the inspection, and In the second place, that there Is the least danger of hot com or block-ade.

"j- ir "But, as I have said. Mew Orleans has taken such an all-fired conspicuous position as a a exporter ot grain flrst of the great United State and the city has done that lu such a remarkably brief while that one may confidently look from this on for all sorts of canards calculated -to hurt the city. Vast Interest In the north and east demand it. What is Mew Oreans gain Is their loss.M The summary given above by the visitor seems to be the general understanding of the Board of Trade members yesterday. The.

wires smoked with denials, public and As soon as Mr. Mr-' CHoakey had 5 concluded bis Investigation v-. through the inspectors, -t he set about to try to discover if possible who was responsible for the report and at any rata to have a reliable denial reach the same centers which the report itself had reached. Secretary Sml th called on D. West, manager of the Gold and stock Telegraph Company, to learn who was responsible 'for tbe After investigation, sent McCloskey the following message: tory about the hot- corn did not; emanate from our people at New York.

They will, however, send out your denial over tickers there." Mr. McCloskey sent also the following telerram: D. McCord, President of the Produce Exchange, Mew York: The report from Mew York that 4000 cars corn at Mew Orleans and Galveston hot and not worth freight is absolutely -untrue as far as Mew Orleans Is concerned. Please cor-rect such mischievous statement and post conspicuously. Mo hot.

corn here." Among the Important denials that went out of tbe city were those of F. Goodnow, of St. Louis, and J. Best, of Chicago. Mr.

Goodnow is the manager of the Burlington, Grain Elevator Company of St. Louis, which has been shipping through thla port at the rate of LOUU.OUO bushels in the last thirty- days, and on account of the rising water for his company ships to this port by riverwill probably send much more than that In the next thirty days. Mr. Best repfesents the Middle Division Elevator Company; domiciled in -Chicago and operating ver fifty grain elevators along the Illinois Central. As it strangers were in this city tor the very purpose of ascertaining the climatic -effect on the corn, among, of course, other things of vital interest ia the business.

4 To Otto B. Lohrke; one of New York's exporters, Mr. Goodnow had reason to send the following telegram yesterday: been here for the past three days looking over tbe inspections for the- Burlington. Elevators, St. Louis, and can assure you that all corn Is In good condition and not a bushel of hot corn." The.

last words ef thi telegram Mr. Goodnow called attention to last night. mean that literally, for -1, do not think I have seen In good long-time -sucn a general good condition as prevails In the grain now here." The same expert grain man sent 'the following telegram to the head of the company be L. Green, President of the Bur lington Llevator Company, St. Louis: Re-norted from other markets that Mew-Or leans "hct corn, riefnte this ertate- tapnt, pi It i rntrue an 1 malicious." i prain Inspector Jal 7 ljrarm LacHoa Who Valuo A refined complexion most ass FozzoaTs Pow dor.

It produces a soft and beavtifal skdn. THEIR r.lARH. DRS. DETTS DETTO. Th smlaeatly ktllful, sneeesaral sad tfa-Sarredly sopular king ot speelalUta bavs aoads very roBapieoana aad tadallbla siark mpom tbe race of the world's history darlo tkolr al professional career ef twenty -saves ysara.

Indeed, kad it sot bees for their ability as.1 skill ia th trsatmeat and cure ef If aay sf tksss wk are tks brlgktsst sae ti Aaaaries t-day weald laag slacs bara tani rest frost their physical bordesa aad afflletiena la aa early grav. positive ena to tkair bara they aot iadeod assdo thar aaark a mark sf which Uay havs arary raaasa to be All distressing, and daararoua ailnMots footiy cored, eves where all ethers fall te euro. Bead 4 easts fer perfect saoatiea list and a.l iatoraaatloa relatlTe to year eaae. Oar sew eys-tem of mall treatmtat enables to treat pntieats at a. distance as satisfactorily aad iraceesBfaUy as by peraoaal latarriaw aad ax-amlaatio.

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of the board of grain inspectors, to tie Picayune man last night: dislike very much to be interviewed. In' fact, I v. y- Tseen given our grain buslnes. sothat it has attracted tion "ejrvranTpliBg every effort to stem the tide, but the 'question before-as is of such importance that I cannot refuse too. "The report that to-day reaches I from Mew York and Chicago, that the rn In this -city is -out of condition.

Is a ma licious falsehood, doubtless set afioat by Jealousy or for speculative purposes, perhaps both. As chief inspector for the Board of Trade, I positively assert I do not know of a single car of hot corn in this- market," Messrs. Hall and Boblnson, large grain exporters of this yejterday received the1: following dispatch, from their Mew York' "Official ticker says 4000 car" of corn arrived in Galveston and New Orleans hot. not worth What is the trutSiT" Mr. F.

J. Odendahl also received a similar dispatch. Messrs. Hall and Robinson immediately replied, denying the report. A A reporter aaw Hall yesterday afternoon and questioned him In regard to the matter.

He said that it was an absolute fabricauon. done evidently with the intention of injuring Pae trade of this port. The official ticker is located on the exchange in Mew York, and member are privileged to read the information which It Imparts, and this Information la anything of interest in regard to prices and conditions of the grain crop. He aald that a motive might De zouna in tne iact mat New Orleans bad now become the largest n-nm txDortlnar oort in the United States. end this had evidently excited 'Jealousy.

In fact, tbe southern ports; naa Deen nteadilv eating into the trade enjoyed by other ports to such an extent that It was no surprise wnai eiiorcs wwuu ve uiaua to regain that trade. -Mr. Hall exhibited a letter a hlcb tis firm had received from their Copenhagen eonespondants, dated Dec. 22, from which the foilowlngla extract abow-inar that tbls libel on New Or.eans bad been systematically cirenUted: A soii rat inr rn houses are -snread- ing xenons mcy from ttielr American friends, atating a bad condiUou of the new crop or mixea corn which is tributary for shipment from gulf portal try- This goesto sbow thatthere are enemies at work against the interest of this port- He was asked if the grain shippers had made any concerted movement towards defending thla port from in ttie. future, ana ne repuju could do was to deny rt, and 1 thta was done by all of them aa soon as they hear a nfrmiietsd vesterday.

p. the firm of F. J. Odendahl Son, was asked for his views on the subject. Mr.

Odendahl was buiy bhf offlTtof the Hotel Schmltt building, near the Board of Trade, but atopped to reoly to the questions ef the reporter. He saWl that there had been a rumor started in Chicago that OOOears of corn which had been shipped to this clRAt Galveston had been found to be heated and unfit for far as rJew Orleans Is concern? -said Mr. Odendahl, baa no hot ccra at all. Her stock amounts to sbput OOO.OOO bushels, i and every bushel of it Is flrst-classj' exportable sale grade iThe corn that is being exported, now of the crop; of 1806, and never since I have been in business here have I known 'corn -to grade so -well aa it gradea now su oarlv tn rba aeioiLivi This corn has been exported from here since the latter part of November and we have not had a single complaint the quality, although tbe exports bave it verv liberal. -a veragtner from 2.000.- -000 to 8,000.000 bushels per month.

I am sure there is no roundauon for tne re- port; and that It Is only brought about by competitive ports la order to- mak; European onyers rear tne quality ot com shipped from: New Orleans and in that wyr if they could da so, turn the tide of. shipments of corn from the western cen ters ana civen it xroan bw S. Mr. Odendahl said that when the matter was reported here It struck the trade like a every one connected with the business -was surprised at tha absurdity ef the allegatlona, He said that the Board of Trade had refuted th statements as Incorrect and bad sent advices to Mew -York and all corn centers to that effect. He did not see that anything else-was necessary or could be.

done -as the-- faUrt.ty of the statement -would destroy its effect as soon a those interested saw Its ebsurdlty. Before night fall yesterday ft thus happened that the lie set adrift about New Orleans wa nailed throughout the UnltM States and in uch a manner that it coul 1 1 if Minvousv I CHRONIC I -W fRVATB I iV BmaAaKj..