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i I THE AELY PICAYUNE-NEW ORLEANS MAY 3. 1896: 15 spositlon. charming- lfyjr and her unusually attractive SEdhrof Miss Knott's school en-5Tl nneontingrridajr. It betnffthe Ff7St May the teacher arranged for the delightful picnic at Monroe the- runntln; Innchea which PuZhttnL had prorided were i ma-ether, and the day was made "j-Mn- with frames ana otner amnie- IvTfce loving teachers gnided their-nnoils and made 1c merry for the jjg Jti beneath the oaks of the green- Kf the prettiest home weddings of son was celebrated at the hand-LThome of Colonel J. L.

Rapier last pb1dz. the contracting parties iir w. cnase spouwooa nnc ivmour. The beautiful and Miss cere-per- 'rnr the Catholic church was per- riJ nunc SSdral. The bride is tne prettiest and Farther Filan.

of the conceded to be most attractive rosebud garden," and she AT (JILL appeared to be lovelier than when JfJJyei la her exquisite bridal robes, so the graceful and regal wearer EJaTa lovely picture. The happy couple Jji sDeadinc thelr honeymoon in. New CITY HALL. jrATOB FLOWER IN CO VI NGTON. Jfayor Flower went to Covington Satar-fgf tveaing and the dudes of his 1(t presided over by the president of ti council.

Brittin. Kdward Harper, re-nTilei of the fifth court, called, upon Mr. BQttiA. and received nis commUaioa as jswdefc -COT ATTORNEY UILMORB INSTALLED. Xfefterday.

City Attorney Gllmore took ifciffs of bis office, and at once installed IB hs assistant. W. B. Soaierville. to nil the position lately occupied by tJeorge W.

maaV resig-jed. Mr. Oilmore haa not dea jjea on any other changes in ma depun-ncat as yet. BUILDING PERMITS. Xcsterday the city engineer toeued the following huiiding permits: To Mrs.

M. J. Reilley, for a single two-jturr dwelling on Brainard street, in the aooare- bounoed by Jackson. Carondelet aid PbiUp streets, to cost 1. Ts Frank Storemore for a single two-itoty- dwelling, on Cleveland aveuue.

In the square bounded by Derbinuy, Canal tad Claiborne street, to cost UX). Alfred Levy, for general repairs on tl building on St. Caarles street, be-lveea Melpomene and Terpsichore, to cut 11500. To Emile Dnbos, for a single cottage, two-stories, on Maple struct, in the square bsaarlrd by burtne. Cherokee and Lower-Uss streets, to cost ZUOO.

X- William Briescher. for a single rated cottage on Carroliron avenue, in tbs square bounded by faiinyra. Bank tad Solomon, to cost $150. To- the Peopie's Homestead Association, foe a sngie cottage Broad street, a the square bounded by Banks, Baudin. IBS White streets, to coat $150O.

POLICE AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS. The committee on poliee and public taOdings met yesterday at lu'iO o'clock for tin first time. Chairman Locbte and Messrs Herberger and Anderson preaent- Tie protest of property owners against pasting to Joseph Leopold permission to locate and operate a butcher shop on St Charles avenue, near Jackson, was referred to the city engineer. Mr. Jamison ordinance granting permission to L.

and A. F. Simpson to dements And rebuild a dwelling with slate wot, on Baronne street, between Calliope sad Howard avenne, was referred to a. sabeommittee composed of Messrs. Herberger and Anderson.

Mr. Jamison's ordinance granting per-inssion to the Wells-Fargo Express erect a small building adjoining the railroad tracks oa the river front, be-tvvea HoepitaJ and Barracks streets. The matter was laid over so aa to enable the agent of the company to appear before the committee and stats what was exactly nojnired. It wu decided to meet on Tbesday even-. ins at 7120 o'clock to take up the xprese company matter and other matters referred to the subcommittee.

Sir. Locate stated that he would be tbtent from the city for two or three weeks during which rime Mr. Mutr would preside over the -meeting, after which the Kneeling adjourned. 1 OTX FINANCES. city treasurer makes the following re-jmt tat the past week: Cue balance April 25.

1S96 J6C8 P21 71 laatipia aince 13.TIU ZJi Total $652,631 9 be paymeats 18.334 21 Balanee April 30, 1896 $664,037 63 522.373 CO 1 2.t9 07 664,219 mm 3 WW. 4 1 i3 f4 16-! 212 63 188 S7 92 ISeSj 2U1 58 iS8 fri MBt 6(n 79 1 13122 57 i 1861 7,883 3 ll 916 OS -188S 798 81 1 1.109 74 3147 177 34 HO 18 35 63 Eaadry accounts i 28 jjj1 "04.19O 76 rtiaana; and adrertis- tea toeek taxes 487 05 0ntoaft. 1398 39.666 03 40.153 08 Balsaca J664.GfT 68 RECORDERS' REXUENS. Xanrdera' returns for the week ending May ISSSr Waltaker. first recorder 372 50 Aacoin.

set-ood recorder 47 50 ny.Beeon, secocwl 45 0O fc.f Psquet, thirrt recorder pro tern. 42 50 ter caemetir, fourta recorder fi no 2- Wlllet. fifth recorder 22 50 fOA Cain, ixth recorder 25 u. amsnlri, sixth recorder 25 OO aul S2S5 00 nW comfort, happiness and new oil depends on pure blood. Thon-jaas testify that Marsden's Sarsaparllla ul fivs yon this.

DR. OiAY COXKIDEiST Tktkl Waifs' Seaside Home Will Be Snceeu. Dr.Clay, president of the Louislaca oety for the Prevention of Cruelty to waiidreB. and the author of the over the for poor 411141 walf children, yesler(lay in a moat encouraging Br" raerence to the project for the year, and of the perpetuation of seaeme from year to year. taieSil: iZoueh 1 cannot give yon lMlaT.

1 can assure mr dennitely decided upon a fHDef1?" Kcoat. near EiioxiTand tnaMn how the money was StlhJ18 purchase' and main-thir iJerinlulent home, he hU CU had met 53. "hersiity la the history of his 2jwe yon." he said, -that the tarVZTJ.SJ! tne Pnrchaae of the sfmTir for tae worksnop, etc. of the house s4u2i.njne- Io fact- it ia promised. to collected.

nick if Berl.T money boxes, Kn8ed for tne rnnnin? ex- flilnm hU Tear- There ia "ItAfn5 hsie of our work. W'ioPe1 10 the- hearts of the this dry of every denomina--L25 nd Knnlne desire to oat TST4 be5ter rQan any orgaui-: sratefm? deeade- 1 encouraged crmrm A or some iT tLP ic nieetfng for this year, at s4esaj aSnsTissa as" their prizes awarded. th. -iir- 1 haTe a call to make thla dry, which 1 rai h5 "'Ponded to by them moat. e-rtrelo' they leave for their tun.

"--'of present I thank you good r-i press for your mani- asarorm alndneaa ts my caoae. SSIP '7 oF an TUT Players The thentres of New Orleans are now all dark. The shows are over for the summer. Mr. Tom C.

Campbell, assistant manager for rhe St. Charles Theatre, left for New York last Tuesday, accompanied by his wife. He has served C. B. Jefferson, Klaw Hrianger ever since they leased the St.

Charles Theatre and Academy of Music here, and before that time managed road attractions for tbe firm. He has made himself very porjnlar here with the CHl'EL. Zfl He This tune seems to haunt me. She Because you have murdered it ST public, and useful to his employers. Manager Henry Greenwail.

of the Grand opera House, left on Thursday for New York. Manager W. H. Bowles, of the Academy of Music and St. Charles Theatre, left the city on Saturday.

fc The concert season at West End has opened, with Paoletti's Concert Band as the attraction. Moliere objected to the printing of his plays, on the ground that they were meant to be acted on the stage, with the costumes, scenery and Illusions pertaining thereto, and not to be read the closet. It was inferred that bhak-speare entertained the same notion as Moliere. seeing how indifferent he was as to the fate of his plays so long as they were popular on the staiie. There is also to be found the t-xpiieit declaration of Master Heywood in the following terms: "It hath been no custom in me of all other men icourteous readers) to commit my plays to the press.

The reason, thonsh some may attribute to my own insutn-ciency, 1 had rather subscribe, in that to their severe censure, than by seeking to avoid the imputation of weakness to incur greater suspicion of honesty: for. though some have used a double their labors first to the stage and after to rhe press. I here proclaim myself ever faithful to the first, and never guilty of the last." This passage is quoted in an artii-ie on the "New Drama." contained in the "Quarterly Keview" for October. 1SU5. The author of the most successful comedy of modern times exhibited rhe same indifference to, or rather dislike of.

the A POOR wSn. MU if i Collars Who Is that bald-headed gentleman down in front? Cuff Oh. that is Dr. Growem, the inventor of celebrated lightning hair grower. printer.

When "The School for Scandal met with so brilliant a reception, from its first appearance on May tin. Ridgway, the publisher, agreed with Sheridan as to its publication; bnt he never succeeded in getting the manuscript. He applied t. the author in vain, ami at length got this answer: Sheridan said that lie had been nineteen vears endeavoring to satisfy himself with the tvle of the play, but i had not yet sHcceetei. mi- iiuuu the play was done independently of the anthor.

He presented a manuscript copy of it to his married sister. Mrs. Lefann, at Dublin, to be disposed of. for her own advantage, to the managers of the Dublin Pbmtre. ins oronuut uer a.

uuuureu atre. and it wis from the manuscript thus tnai mw imnin nuuuu printed. The New York dipper notes the death in. New Orleans of William Banert. musical dlreeter.

The deceased had etodled under seme of the leading masters of Germany, and. was- excel- lent musician. He had been, connected with the orchestras of the Standard and Thalia Theatres, Xew Torkw and for five year was concert -master at Theias Alba in bra- Court- He had also played In. Theodore Thomas' Orchestra. He then came to Ciew Orleans, where he played la various theatres for six years.

The early part of this season he wae musical director of the 'Sinbad" company, but, owing to falUng health, he left the organization at Christmas. He suffered from consumption, but the effects of a surgical operation were the direct canse of his death. His wife, who Is a professional pianist, and two children aurvtve him. Before joining the "Sinbad" company Prof. iRauert had been violinist for the French Opera Company, and was musical director of an Alcazar Opera Company, which toured in Texas until the members were obliged to walk home without saiary.

Among theatrical people "trying a show on a dog" has long meant an out-of-town performance to test a new play, says a New York exchange. Three cities not too far from New York to be reached conveniently, and yet far enough to main- uriarsnM HA TO IIS are Buffalo. Piiwburg and i'rovidence, and in each of these during the halcyon days of stock companies and "legitimate' there were theatres at which a ne re- pioT rould be presented by a resident company and its merits put to a practical rest, if the new play pleased i Buffalo. Piitabarg or Providence, as the I oare inisht be. it was brought on to New York and received here its formal first-night production.

If it failed. New 1 York never saw or heard of it. In this way the expression "trying a show on a dog" attached itself firmly to these three placea, and more particularly to Buffalo, i which seemed to be a favorite among managers for test purpose Nowadays managers have discovered that they can I put a new play to a test at a matinee often. v. at an almost nominal cost.

The theatre is unoccupied, the actors are disengaged, appropriate scenery may be hired at another theatre, the newspaper announcements are not expensive, and the attendance -of all those whose presence is really desired may be as well secured at a matinee as at an evening performance. The performance of a new play at an out-of-town theatre for a week run entailed the engagement a lull company, the services of eostumers and scenic artists, and usually a guarantee to the local manager. It cost in all anywhere from to and if the experiment turned out disastrously, as it usually aid. there was no chance of recouping anv of the losa. for business at an out-of-town theatre for a new play was proverbially meager, amounting sometimes to no more man.

.250 or S300 for one week's receipts. Under the new plan of trying ucn plays at special matinees, rhe outside expense is rarely more than $HH or 1200. and the results are much more satisfactory, because a metropolitan verdict is, of coure. of much more account than the judgment of a smaller Along with the popularity of matinees for special or trial performances has grown up the popularity of matinees for regular performances of distinguisued stars who appeal chieny to the patronage of women. During the last week of her engagement in New Y'ork.

Mme. Bernhardt gave at Abbey's daily matinees, and Mme. Druse, who has been more successful with her matinee than with her evening performances in point actual receipts, is ro take her farewell this season at the Fifth Avenue with a series of matinees. So that from being mere extra performances for the CARD. accommodarlon of ont-of-tovm people, as managers used to call them, matinees are now a source of large prodt.

and in one esse; at least, a safeguard against heavy loss. It is probable that Robert MantelL who has seen better days. win. drift into the popular-priced houses, if be continues as a star with a poor company; bat he will cot be forgotten by tbe public so long as tobacco manufacturers use his face for cigar-advertising purposes. Mr.

H. G. SomervUle. Ia his book, "Cariosities of Impecaniosity." gives some interesting details of the early life of V. mnnd iwean.

Hi9 mother was Ann Carer. granddansnrer of Henry Carey, the re- puietl auiaor oi aw in unr Alley." his father. Aaron Keaa. generally described as an architect. Ann Carey was selfish, calculating and cruel, and not long after her son's birth she actually abandoned him.

Of the boy's- history after the mother had aoanaooea nun ta the- period -when be found ssccor from the kindly couple la. Son nothinx Is kAowsv Ai Carey demanded her child, and qnlckly turned her offspring to profit, getting him engaged to appear as a. reposing Cupid in one of the opera house ballets, and subsequently to appear In a Drnry Lane pantomime. The boy was little more than three years old. When.

In 1794. at Drnry Lane. John Kemble produced "Macbeth" with exceedingly novel stage business. Edmund Kean. was one of the goblin troupe introduced for the purpose of giving additional impressiveneea to the incantation scene.

It was not long after wards that he played the part of a page in Merry Wives- of Windsor." His education was of the slightest, and Intermittent; he was a pupil at a small school In Orange court. Leicester square, and at another place of instruction in Chapel street. Soho; and the expenses for such education was defrayed by a few generously disposed people, who were Impressed by the boy's beauty and intelligence. Ann Carey, almost destitute, went away from Castle street. Leicester fields, and with her boy found a lodging in Ewer street.

South-wart. Young Edmund, restive and adventurous, determined to run away from home, and with a few necessaries tied up in a bnndie slung on a stick, made bis way to Portsmouth and engaged himself In the capacity of cabin boy for a ehip bound for Madeira. Not sufficiently robust to do some of the work incidental to his duties, he resolved to be again free, which he accomplished by means of feigning deafness. Discharged at the end of the return voyage, he walked from Portsmouth to London, and hnngrv. footsore and heart-weary, made his way to the old lodging in Southwark.

He found that his mother had left her shabby tenement for a place in Bichard-son's show troupe, then perambulating the country. The new chairs In the Grand Opera Honse will be so comfortable that no male visitor to the theatre will want to leave his seat long enough to go out and see a man. Actors' Day. The New York Sun of Tnesday says: It was a sort of actor's day in the courts yesterday. Elvia Croix rfeabrooke obtained from Justice Smyth, of the supreme court, an order compelling Thomas J.

Seabrooke, the comedian, to show cause why he should not pay her alimony and counsel fees in an action she has just brought against him for a separation on the grounds of cruelty and abandonment. Seabrooke is now appearing in "The Speculator" at the Fifth Avenue Theatre. His wife, who played with him in "The Isle of Champagne." in which they made a hit several years ago in this city, subsequently played at the Garrick Theatre in "Thrilby." Seabrooke and his wife separated about a week ago while they wrre living at 107 st Thirty-eighth stieet. Although the suit is only for separation the friends of Mrs. Seabrooke say that an actress is at the bottom of the separation.

Seabrooke is now living at the Hotel Metropoie. The Seabrooke marriage occurred July 24. 1SS3. In the complaint Mrs. Seabrooke says that Seabrooke has a disagreeable and ungovernable temper, and that he has in hts of temper called her names that can't be mentioned.

Last summer ax Lurchmont. she says, he struck her Severn I times and threw her to the floor. He had been drinking heavily that day. At Dayton. Ohio, sfie says.

he threw her against a bed, severely Injuring her. Subsequently at Philadelphia he struck her several times and so tore ler dress that there was not much of it left. While traveling about the country and playing with her husband in different companies she says she was to get $100 a week, but that he always collected her salary and spent it for his own purposes. The money he thus received she puts at $3400. In "Thrilby" she received 5100 a week.

Whfle she was playing in this company she says he often remained away of nights, and when she demanded an explanation he told her it was none of her business. On June 4 last he says he came home intoxicated, and when she was assisting him to bed she fonnd a woman's glove in his pocket. He told her that it belonged to a woman to whom he had been Introdnced that night, but he would not say who the woman was. A week ago, she avers, he left her, saying that he was through with her. and she could get all the divorces she wanted.

She declares that he made flO.OOO a year out of "The Isle of Champagne," and that since last Christmas he has earned $5000. Kate Claxton, of "Two Orphans" fame, wis examined yesterday In supplementary proceedings before Jcstice Smyth In an effort of Boe Ey tinge to collect a judgment for $3400 obtained in June. 1S91. The judgment was for breach of a contract to employ Miss Eytinge at $125 a week, to be subsequently raised to $100 a week In "Captain Swift." Miss Claxton testified that she Is living with her husband. Charles A.

Stevenson, at 170 West Seventy-seventh street, where they have a flat. Her son Harold lives with them. She has a daughter. 24 years old. wife of Julian F.

Meredith, who is living with her husband in Paris. Since 1S89 she has not plaved any steady engagements except In "Captain Swift." Between 1S70 and 1S75 she was employed by A. M. Palmer at S250 a week. This season she has performed In different pieces for her brother.

Spencer H. Cone, at a salary of $50 a week. The examination went over to May It, when she is to produce her bank books. Francis Wilson, the actor, was examined before Justice Smyth before trial in the action brought against him -by Jooeph H. White on an assigned r-laim of Svdney Bosenfeld ro recover as royalties- oh the plays "Merry Monarch" and "Devil's Deputy." which Wilson produced, and which Rosenfeld says he adapted.

Wilson says that Cheever Goodwin did the adapting. Wilson testified rhat he produced "The Merry Monarch" 49 times In this city, and every day In the week on rhe road in the seasons from 1S00 to 18t2. Sophie Traubman. of the Metropolitan Opera Company, was before Justice Lvnn. of the first district court, yesterday in a suit brought against her bv Leon Mar-guelies.

to recover SSO for services aa a press agent. Miss Traubman said that she had not employed him. Judgment was given in her favor. I For all-around satisfaction patronize the Grnnewalds. No.

715 Canal street, for pianos and musical instruments. ICET NABBED. Warrrn Ney, who haa been, wan red since tbe 24th of Febmary a year ag- for shooting and wounding F. 1L Boze, was yesterday morning by Officers Terrebonne and Ray and locked up In the Fifth precinct station. On the evening the above late Mr.

Boze. hi brother George and Mr. Georgs Nicholas, were passing the corner of C.aiboree snd Lapeyrouse. streets, when thev were accosted by the three Ney brothers. Walter.

Sidney and Wirren. TLey anted for a light for their cigarettes, mit Mr. Boze and the others paid no attention to ttem. whereupon the roih2rs began -urs-ing and abusing them, and Warren drew his revolver diid shot and painfully wounded Mr. Boze In the left ankle.

Warren lied anc' avoided arrest until yesterday. DIED FROM THE BLOW. The negro William MItcheH. who was struck on the back of the head with a rock by William Moulton, also colored, on th 12th at their residence at No. 535 First street, died at his home yesterday morning from the effect of his injury.

The coroner held an io quest on the body, and foand that the immediate cause of deata was lockjaw. Mo niton escaped nd the police have been instructed to arrest him on sight. Remember, Laidles. To-Morrow! To-morrow Mr. Leopold Levy, 723 Canal street, begins a great sale to last one month.

It's seldom Mr. Leyy has a sale, and he Is determined to show tbe people what a real sale is. Especially in carpets and mattings there has been big cuts made. A. PRISONER.

MAY DIE. Jeff Chapman, a negro, who was sentenced to life Imprisonment for a most heinous crime, though now an inmate of the parish prison, awaiting transfer to Baton Rouge, is suffering from lockjaw, and death may result. Some days ago. while walking in the prison yard, he ran, a piece of glass into his foot, and falling to give the wotind proper attention- it brought about lockjaw. "COLD BLAST" DryAIr Tlwr resslre- mm rtm T- OUIUb CO, Usdtes, 'Us WesSsljr YOX POPULT.

Correspondence WMch. Speaks for Itsel (Air "I Want to he an To the Picayune: I. I want to be a planter. And with the planters stand; A bounty on my sugar. A nigger in each hand.

n. If Brother Pharr would only Hold meetings In the field. Embrace his colored sisters. Old Nick himself would yield. III.

He ought to be an angel. In center of the earth. With sable wings akimbo. Fanning old Pluto's mirth. IV.

Our fair Louisiana Still Democratic stands. In spite of Pharr and Warmoth's Black troops of paid brigands. For sngar barons greedy. Why should we change onr state. Or elevate our taxes To make them more inflate? VI.

Ah. no, the big contender For private, selfish gain. We're awful tired of your cant Pharr's psalms are sung in vain. JLMiMIB GLUE. A Wuhlnxton Artillery Badge.

MADISON C. April 25. 1S96. Editor New Orleans Picayune: A friend of mine (lady) a few days ago found near her home, in this county, a gold badge, with pin. representing a belt, with buckle and two crossed cannons.

On one side is the inscription "Washington Artillery. Try Us." On the reverse side is: "To Josie. from Mother." The pin is in a beautiful state of preservation: looks as if it had just come from the jeweler's. It was evidently lost during the war. and.

knowing that the Washington Artillery was from your city, I write this, hoping that the pin may get to the hands of the original Josie, its owner. I am an old con fed. myself, and can imagine how the finding would be appreciated. Yours, D. M.

PATTIE. Sheriff Madison County, Va. Th Gravvel Joha. Editor Picayune: The new council should compel the two or three gravel companies to comply with their contracts and keep the gravel streets ia repair and well watered, or force them to return the money paid out by the city and property holders for their piny woods mud. Hereafter contracts should be made with only such people who can furnish sulHclent bouds to cover all deficiencies.

When Intelligent engineers proclaim that the gravel streets we have to-day are paved streets, surely they did not study the subject. Had they to pay the bills, economy would be in greater demand. True it is a property holder pays only once for the paving of his street. If the pavement, or what is dubbed as such, lasts only a year or two, the city is compelled to replace it at its own expense, and the money, well, this must come from the property holders at large as taxpayers. Surely it would be better to have what Is called a pavement tax, where the whole would contribute.

In such a case a poor man would not be forced to sacrifice his property, where his richer neighbor would benefit. Jury Reform. Now that we are on the eve of a new state administration, would it not be well for our representatives in the legislative halls to interest themselves in our present jury system, and so remodel it as to secure speedy trials and just and impartial verdicts, especially In our criminal courts? Has this been done under our present system? The past convinces us that It haa not. Can it be done In the future? Beason teaches us that it can. Then let us go over the matter carefully and see.

Ia reference to the past, how has It been? We have been told by wiser heds that when the jurymen were paid a certain class or set of men hung around the courts continually, to be drawn or placed on the Jury, and thereby earn a living out of it, and for this reason the pay system was abolished. There must have been something radically wrong, or we have been very much deceived, because we were tanght then, as we are now under the present system, that only those that were drawn by chance, as it were, were called and compelled to serve. If that be iue case, as 1 believe it should be. where would the pets come in? Now, we are Informed tnat we have a more impartial system, and all citizens ore on the same footing, and there are no indnoements for hangers-on. Let us accept the situation as it presents Itself to us.

and see. if possible, if there are not still some serious flaws that can be easily rectified, and in the interest of good government should be by ail means, for what is the use of having good iaws if not strictly enforced? and the responsibility rests with our juries and criminal courts. To begin with, let us take up our present jury system in this city, and by comparing the two opposites, justice and injustice, show to our representatives where the trouble exists, and have them give the case a careful and Impartial consideration and remedy the evil. Let us look into the impartial feature of our present system and see how It works. According to the law.

as its exists now, men with families depending on them for support, food and clothing, doctor's bills, house rent, and, in fact, everything pertaining to the sustenance of life, are called upon to serve on the Jury for a term of not less than one month, without even a living salsry for the time being. When we take into consideration that in the instance here cited every channel for the importation of life-sustaining goods of that man or men's home is closed, and he must appeal to -the butcher, baker, landlord and all for thirty days' credit, when it means ninety days, for It is a well-known fact that one month's earnings of a laboring man or. even a mechanic will not pay for two months' subsistence. He should be paid living wages at least for service, snd why? Place such a man on the jury and let him be ever so conscientious, how must he feel, what Interest can he take in rhe evidence before him. and what a farce it must seem to ask him or s-wear him to give a Just and impartial verdict, when he knows that his loved ones at home are neglected, and through no fault of his'' On the other hand, one of onr leading business men of this city, a clothier, grocer or any one carrying on an extensive trade, is called upon to serve, how Ls it with him at home? He Is simply separated from his family for the time being each day.

and his busiiTess would -require this, but with his head manager and clerks at his place of business, and his presence there off and on. his family finds no change at home, he sees no debts to pay at the expiration of his term, his mind is at rest and his whole interest can be centered in the evidence before him. and from him we may expect a strict compliance with his obligations, but pey him also: justice demands it. Who is it that is accused of selling oat on jnries and turning criminals loose. although tbe evidence proved to the conrrary? The poor man.

as cited in the first instance, anl can yon blame him? Necessity knows no law: he despises snch a law. the city or state that created it. and -the court that enforces it. snd he becomes dead to jus tice, wnen ne knows rrom facts that every one connected with the coorts, from the jndge who sits on the bench, even down to and Including the prison gang that sweeps or scrubs the doors: their of Imprisonment is shortened In proportion to the time they work oat, and con sequently they are pall for services ren dered. Now.

wnen it comes to the jury retiring to find their verdict, tbe man ia the first instance, whose mind Is apset and worried, is anxious to get off from tbst case, at least: having- little or no "COLO BLAST' Dry Alr- fj- REFRIGERATORS. ssllt' om Brfsfteinaesw- OGHAS COUaUted, L. Cassl St. au-3ei 4 WerrSaiy knowledge of the evidence, he will accede to anything; and it is either a mistrial or away goes the while the man In the second Instance is willing to fight it out to the last In the interest of Justice. In will simply refer to one of the- fifteen -constitutional- amendments of tne United States.

"Article 5 Ne person shall be deprived of life. liberty or property -without due process of law, nor shall his property be taken for- public use without just compensation." How can a man acquire property if he la compelled to work for- nothing? The United States government pays its jury, and why should a city or state government exace by. threats it fine or Imprisonment services from Its citizens gratis, in direct conflict with the above amendment? Let onr Jurjmen be drawn by a just and impartial method: let cases be decided by a majority, two-thirds or by the whole, bnt pay them at 'east living wages their time of serriee. even if it be in good and solvent scrip that will be received la payment for taxe. the last or previoas session of the leeielature the jury question was presented and acted upon, bnt it was only to increase the salaries of the Jnry commissioners, and no thought of the jurymen.

Another and I might say the most important measure to secure Just verdicts when the jury retires; let the ballot be strictly secret; let no man disclose the name of either, voting gnllty or not guilty, not even to the sheriff charge, under penalty of fine or imprisonment or both, and the Just man will then be free to hold out for conviction against all odds, without fear of being made a target or by being exposed in print and be at the mercy of rhe villain if he shnnld be set free, or his friends if retained. A Plea for av Mnaemm. NEW ORLEANS. May 2. 1806.

Editor Picayune: It is quite apparent that we can look forward to the time when the majority of educated people will awaken to the fact that In the pursnit of natural history is to be found the surest and safest way to lighten one's mind from the everlasting inroads of worry and care of daily routine life, when they will evince a lictle more than, passing Interest in either one or the other of the great branches of natural history. The latter, as a science and study, aside from uis resea rents of trained naturalists, has Increased remarkaoty as a pursuit of a great majority of all lovers of uuture ana with an ever Increasing interest lu its sruay and subsequent ueveiop-ments. The demand tor a well appointed uiuseufcn becomes a more and more pressing necessity in our community and the south in general. The greatest advance to the highest Intellectual standpoint of the human race is only found iu those who haTe learned to appreciate God's handiwork and those who uave become even only partially acquainted with the beautiful forms and gorgeous colors with which nature de- lights to clothe so many of her children. flowers and birds have always been objects of eulogy of our greatest poets, and, no matter wuat vocation the human mind mky follow outside of taone connected with animal or vegetable life, the interest in the latter has been partially the inipluse to guide that mind to soar lar above the average and to stimulate it to place the human intellect upon the highest pinnacle nearest to divine nature herself.

The, more we find a man inclined to Indulge his animal proclivities and instincts the less we nnd him disposed to appreciate the wonders of nature; arouse him on that set re and a valuable point has been gained in causing him to understand that human life is worthy of a higher aim than mere physical existence. it stands to reason, then, that the earlier the love tor God's creation is awakened and fostered, the more and the sooner may we expect to advance human intellectuality. Not an of us are favored to observe the countless forms of life in their native haunts, nor can we expect teachers to unfold nature's wonders and mysteries without object lessons, and for the latter material is sadly missing. Bat few colleges and schools can boast of anything near approaching a concentration of facts illustrating the still young and still developing science of life, and yet how is It possible to awaken an interest in and to tench zoology and botany successfully without the requisite material. one might as well try to become a surgeon by studying human anatomy from plates alone.

In European countries, and it is be coming more and more so In the northern states of our country, there is not a large town or city where the lover and student may not find a repository of nature's handiwork; freaks and curiosities, as well as examples of man's attainments in the arts and sciences of a past and the present age. Here we are In a city of more than a quarter of a million of people, in a sec tion or tnonsanas ot miles of territory, and yet we cannot find an institution of the kind in the entire south. An effort toward the creation of a mu seum and its maintenance, it is true, has been made several years ago by the administration of Tulane University, but the funds available at present are entirely inadequate to increase the collections In a systematic way, and to provide a proper and independent building for their reception. That the museum shonld remain In close connection with the center of higher education is evident from the fact that original investigations in he broad fields of bioloey are more or less limited to university workers. Evidence and records show as much of an evolution and progressive advancement In the science and art of taxidermy as there has been In the necessity for the provision of suitable buildings and the management of museums.

A handsome and instructive group of animala birds or reptiles will fall as utterly in their useful purpose of illustrating the life history of a species In a poorly lighted and otherwise nnsuited museum hail as. on the other hand, no amonnt of architectural beauty and fitness of the building will serve to shield the miserable caricature of animals and birds, mounted by a person ntterlv devoid of all knowledge and principles of scientific taxidermy from tbe righteous condemnation of an Intelligent observer. As we stand at present, curtailed and bound, no advancement can be made to widen the scope of its usefulness, unless more liberal measures are taken to promote the standing and Increase the facilities of onr Tulane Mnsenm. GEO. E.

BEYER. Special attention Is called to the ale to made by the civil sheriff May 7. 1S96. of that large and valuable property bearing new municipal No. 1534 State street, on terms of credit.

The Irrprovfmetts consist of a snhstau-tlally built and delightfully distributed house. less than five years old, the extorter of which Is entirely of cypress. The house is retired about 35 feet from the street, and snrrouTided by a beautiful lawn, wide galleries, front and back, and large halls on first And second floors, every room opening on the halls. There are six bedrooms, ell very large, four of which have southern exposure, and provided with linen closets, parlor, dining-room, pantry storeroom, tnmfc-Toora. kitchen, bathroom, stationary wash- stands (ccyraeeted with hot and cold ve.

ter sndInsa water closets. In rear of premises is situated tne stable (four stalls. Jarre carriage room, servants' quarters and laundry. See plan at exchange. ORPHANS' Tbe John J.

Brown Memorial Associa tion win give tbe annual steamboat excursion and picnic early in June. This annual outing to the orphans and attendants is always looked forward to with pleasure. The comlttee of arrangements are hard at work to render it an enjoyable event to all participating. Blood pnrifled. disease cared, sickness and suffering prevented this is the record made each year by Hood's Sarsaparllla.

PRECIOUS METAL, IMPORTS. Auditor of Customs Bloomfleld yesterday gave ont the following statement of the Importations of the precious metals at this port for the month of ApriL 1S5JS: From Nicaragua, foreign gold, bullion. $5209. From British. Honduras, foreign silver, -coin, $24-fl3o.

Frwn Nicaragua, foreign silver, coin. $10.555. "COLD BLAST' DryAIr REFRIGERATORS. Ttae-ir jaeimire- mm mrnX uslois Smm with, tills sssnatee, T. DUMAS COw XAsastesV 83 sk 9S CskjasU.

9. THE Samnsse Comrt of The court will decide case on Comrt mi- An Decisions) will be handed down on Una day in this court. Unite Startes Orerit A decree was handed down in Chaav CL-Leeda et al. vs. the International Cottoa Press Uompany.

et amending report of J. M. McK.ee. special master, so as to make the allowance for counsel ee 30uu, instead of With this, smsad- ment the report Is confirmed and. all ex cep dons thereto are overruled.

BIER MUST The general demorrer entered In Jcdals Hart vs. Henri Bier was-argued by Laia-rns. Moore Luce, for Henri Bier, asuft Rogers and Dodds for Hart. The demurrer was overruled, and defendant must aa swer within a week. Albert S.

Ranlett. receiver In the Bns-den Central Sugar Refining Company, vs. the Ferris Sugar Manufacturing Company Limited, filed his report on the sale of defendant company's property and its confirmation. (T. J.

Semmes. attorney). A new trial -was asked by defendant la Katherine Cunningham vs. the Crescent City Railway Company, a salt for $15,000 for personal injuries in which. 50t wa-awarded plaintiff by a Jury.

Petition will be heard on May 9. (Farrax, Jones 4r Krattschnltu attorneys Clerk Frank H. Mortimer, who recentljj recovered from a severe spell of lllnwae. went to Covington yesterday to spesid strew days, recuperating. B.

H. Carter hawing charge of the clerk's office ia hla sis sence. Crlminavl Dlstrle Cemrt. (Section s-Jodra J. H.

Muu DOCKET FOR THE COMI5K3 WEEK- Monday, May 4 Impanel ment ot' tnsr petty Jury for May. Tuesday. May 5 Motion for new trial to be argued In the case of the state tb James Kelly alias Wilson, alias Raymond. Thursday, May 7 Trials: Thomas Mc Cormack. W.

T. Cook, petty larceny; Emile t'henet. Martin Sparachino, assanlt and battery. Friday, May 8 Trials: Henry J. Bod and Chas.

Clarke, assanlt with Intent rob; Joseph Reed, shooting with intent ts- kill: Katie Jones, assault and battery; Porter, alias Lewis Curtis, wounding leas) than mayhem. DOCKET OF SECTION B. Monday, May 4 Impanelment of ths petty Jury for May. Tuesday, May 5 Arraignments: Adolprs. HImel Fred Bertrand, embesslement.

(two charges); John Baptiste. carryinaj. a coucqaled weapon; Ed J. Domed ion. violating act 166 of 1S94 (two charges).

Thnrsday, May 7 Arraignments: Joseph; Coprano and Ben Loup, violating act ltKJ of iss4: Tbos. Acker, assault and Ed Wholing. embezzlement; Ellis Cottony, concealed weapons. Trials Paul Lassale, petty John Lyall, Wm. Derby, wounding? W.

B. Leroy, Lee Crawford, assanlt and. battery (two charges. Friday. May 8 Trials: John Strada, Jacob Emmons.

Mitchell Huber.assault and battery; Ben Jacobs, petty larceny; J. Soland. slander. "Colorado's Gold" sent upon receipt of 6 cents In stamp- to cover cost of mailing. The following summer publics tlonn FIREE: "MANaTOU." 'SOtJTH PARK and the ALPINtB PASS." "BOREAS.

BJlBCKHNiRrDGE and ths BLUE." "THE CANON'S of the ROCKIES. "COLORADO RiESOBTS." Issued bv Passenger Department of thm GULF ROAD and the SOUTH PARK. LINE. Address: B. L.

WINOHEMj, General Passenger Agent, DENY EH. COLO- DOW5 THE HOLD. Testetday forenoon, about 10-30 o'clock, a negro named James Dixon, while at work on the steamer Oapello. lying heal of St. Peter street, accllentally foil Into-the hatch and was severely injored the back.

He was taken to nls hoaw-jT? Howard avenne, near Rampart Street. Vy friends. A crowded store is a compliment and a recommendation. It means something when von find Grunewald's music store, No. 715 Canal street, always crowded- THE WEATHER.

LOCAL KECOKU. -oectw ORI.RAV'S. Mar 2. 1MU IXlVt. IMA t9T L.

twnnpiwturg. S15 US 79" 6ft uliaiuiuul ..11 I id I Mk .19 iiainmi Sarom- Thermometer, eter. Weathsr. p. sj.

ja an oas ianen during the past twry-o yesrt ea ttUowss. 1ST 1. 1.33 lnobee; lST5t L22; 1ST8, THMPEBATUKBHi. The following are the maximum teuipstas-' tares reported by the various weather stations to-day: NamQTtlle SO dotages nati 7. VlcksBnrg 82.

Memphis 78, Little Bsdr, i Indiana poll 7S. Chicago 68. t- 74. Cairo 72. KA Paso o.

Kjuwss City 74. AtoUsso. Mobile Montgomery 62, Atlanta Tampa so. Galveston 78, Palestine 82, Corpus Chnsti 78. Darenport 72, Omfh 7i City so.

An.rtiii oo. North Plscte 74, Oklahoma bO. RAINFALL. The following weather- borsss port rainfall aaring the past twelve boars itfobtle. ol ot an inch; Montgomery.

AW lants, trace: Cincinnati, trace; VlcaalmxaW trace; Pit tab org, Chicago, tracs. WEA.THB& NOTES. 10 P. M. In the western states of.

tbe esttoav. belt the weather ha ruled warmer by a Bine to IO degrees than for the preceding day. In -the central and lower Mississippi TBiley itfcS cooler by a corresponding aunUMir ot degrees, resulting from the cloudiness and light prlnklo of ram occurring Saturday at ternoon. while tm the east of the valley the temperntnre he remained about the same for several days psaa. Ligat oowr occurred in sootheaat Ioiitaiaas.

-out hern and central and Ala runs. Vicksoorg. reports this evening a heavy tasndec norm with rain to the northwest of that city. This storm will evidently pass up the Isaoo -valley. The atmosphere gradually slope toward the west tana a high bank of air.

at jtmuz normal over the Florid peninsula, to m-mooerate depression near Dodge City. comntiooa in this -riaanlty show slight tndW tinnm of showers and tonnder storm. BjOBEBX iw- Local Forecast Official. COTTON' HBGION BTJIXETCT Fear the twenty-four boars ending itSi, raL. Sstioo District.

report's. Allan 6 Augusts IO Charleston 5 GalTeeton 20 Little Bock -14 iVlobile iioutgomery New Orleans .10 Savannah 4 Viduourg 5 ti Max. Mln. Rain Cemp. Temp.

fall. 78 5 82 .11 82 84 T. btf ZA .01 2 i2 .1 Si 64 .32 fe2 4K .62 oa .10 84 0 OH trt 78 62 Ml let a .00 HO 6S T. Jt 0S .0 no ti jw- S8 i Mi fc .00 KS 62 1.4 J3 70 UX jv XI 71 -OS SX to 62 84 6 -0 85 TO -0O 60 Hi 70 .00 84 JtO fcS 64 .00 tutluos ot Orleans District Alexandria Amite Chene villa Couabatta Hasieburst littfayette Minden Uoena Natchez Nt)Ctiitoches Nr Orteans Tort ixibaon -Shreveport Qdcans rvijrax and Bias Rt-flrn Batou Booge Cuvlngton Dona kisoorllle -franklin Laka 'harlre ipelonaae Hays Sooner- Indicates jppc late; not included in rnesnst. smcmI Tens Rainfalla Lamgilnr.

-2S. Hs BuTreeeivert from BaaUncer. BreBtaua. TJaa IJctau Hunrsvllls- and Lofkin. ROBERT E.

KTnnra-H. Local Forecast Official. "COLO BLAST" REFRIGERATORS. They save le. Tmm T.

DUMAS CX, XAsaitatel, 922 Jfc U1S S-ff ejnasAiv.