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City Intelligence.

coroner
Wilkinson was called to hold inquest about five miles
below the city, the right bank of the river the body
of white girl unknown, about twelve years of age
The body discovered tied up in bag with two pieces
of stone coal put there for the urpose of sinking it. and
when found was floating in the eddy the new Gre
vase The body had white chemise and around the
neck piece of CLOTH supposed to have used for
purposes of strangulaton No marks were discovered
about the body its apparel by which its identity could
be arrived at The body appeared to have been but a
short time in the water The features were such as in
life would have been called beautiful. The limbs were
vsaisitaly aecately moulded, and profusion OF
fair hair almost enyeloped the form Coroners jury
held an examination the body Verdict. Died from
strangulation. after having been violated -
LOUISIANA CouRsEA bill of sports is advertised
to come off on this Course tomorrow. Among the enter
tainments there is to be at mile heats for which
several entries are made. pacing is to come
OIL in which the celebrated horse Tppecaoe twenty
years old is to contend Besides these there to be
trial of skill at the ancient and arstocratic pastme of
gander pulling for purse of $50 entry free The days
entertainments conclude with the solemn ceremony of
chasing creased pig around the Course Whoever
is fast enough to overtake and hold the swine by the
tail is to be entitled to the animal the OF valor
1t expected that everybody will be there and that there
will be grand time!
FREE CoNcERr-Mr Hoeffner gave last night at Lafay
cite Square free concert of brass instruments gen.
erous public responded to the call with their usual
hberality and very large crowd was in attendance
The band played great variety of airs whereat there
much clappng of hands and other demonstrations of
delight. -
METAIRIE TRACK.-A race for pacing horses
came off over this track Wednesday last mile heats
IN o to harness. We append summary:
oaGh Dd'oHs d
R RoS, fIat:. 90
'uos ', T %~ go 90 dis
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PLEASURE ExcuRsIoN.-Capt Grice offers temptation
to those weary Of city heat and dust and longing for
over the lake, freshness and GOODNESS which few will be
able to resist tomorrow
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ELEcTRIclTY.-At Edgefeld, Ala, the lightning, during
recent Storm descended at three different points at
tervals of about tive hundred yards in direct line at
the same instant Two buildings and tree struck
and in one of the buildings negro killed A negro
under the tree knocked down seriously
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RAILROAD sAFETY-A bill has been reported in the Mas.
sachusets House of Representatives promote the
rty of railroad travel 1t provides that the flooring Of
bridges shall be three inches thick and that every switch
shall be provided with index which shall render its
changes of position to be distinctly visible to the enci
neer at the distance of not less than half a mile
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Sariss Goods,

SsciSs Goods,
az TEN CASES opened consisting of PLAIN WHITE SWISS
MusLlNs, coLoRED AND WHITE DOTTED AIUsLlNs EN-
BRolpERED MusLlNs. PLAID, STRIPED AND BRocHE MUS
Inns. etc, at SIMPSONS
myit 2pu so Canal street.
EUGENE E. A. TALLARIE holds our full
powei OF attorney Of 18th June Charles
by hereby revoked. : STONE 4 SWAIWORfii -
NewOreans, Juue l9, 1852. II
NNAR! TAR!-For sale. 900 barrels Tar in
prime shipping ORDER the cypress
WI prevent them leaking CYPRESS
KEGS Of alarge size and n fneo order. - -
iel2 81 E. J. WHITE 10 New Basin
tNLoUR-40O bbls Missouri Extra, in store
IL snd fos sale by
lsls sToSEa wALwoRTH, 50 gshsuptsulas street,
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Pursuant to call for q meeting of the Whip
81 .pe af. large and en-
meeting was called to order by Mr. j. Osborne by nom
mating MIR Jas Goding President, Messrs H. A. Bur-
ton and F. L. Mitchell Vice Presidents and Messr R
IL, Prendergast and j. Osborne as Secretaries
Mr. james Golding on taking the Chair addressed the
meeting stating the objects for which it was called
The Hon. Judge Byrne and Mr. A. NIcIlhennv candid
ates for the First District being loudly called for
forward and stated their views the present absorbing
Questions now before the people in regard the
Convention.
Col Field being called for came forward and in an
eloquent speech addressed the assembly
On motion the meeting adjourned to meet tonight on
Lafayette Square
The NEW POLICE BADGE.-Great dissatisfac-
on exists among the members of the police regarding
the new badge which 1t is made their duty wear under
the new regulations Their dsapprobation of it is so
great that some of them it only within doors and
pun ~ on when on the streets alleging that
he Daage makes them objects of attention and causes
them to be laughed at by boys women as they pass
the streets Some contend that the sight of the badge
warning TO thieves and vagabonds to get out of the
way. numerous other arguments used against the
lnnoVauon we have no opinion the subject. Let
the subordinates settle it with the powers that be-
STABBING WITH INTENT TO KILL,-=-Y esterday
before recorder Winter, affidavit by Julius Schwallen
berg charges that yesterday Phppa street deponen
was unproyokedy assaulted stabbed with dirk knit
intent on the part of the said Rmper to murder said
deponent and deponent further says that he was so as
saulted and stabbed by said William wlfuly malicously
feonousiy and with malice prepense deponent fur
ther SAITH that he bitten the thumb of the left
hand by said William who it appears had an appetite for
human hesh and designed to make cannibal Of himself
by eating SAID deponent. Warrant issued.
COMMITTED. --Margaret Wallace, for going to
the mouse OF Anne Louise Erato street. and kicking p
muss with said Annestrking her with the soft side
OF brick etc. was sent by Recorder Winter for trial
before First District Court
FiRE-There was an alarm of fire yesterday
evening about seven o'clock, The engines were out in
Ill their glory but the alarm turned out to be false one
HE MINOR CoURTs.-Therc was an unusual
dearth of interest in these courts yesterday The cases
their details ee "
FOURTH DISTRICT COURT MORTIMER NJ. Rev
nods the late popular and efficient District Attorney of
the PARISH OF Orleans yesterday took his and entered
upon he functions Of Judge of the Fourth District Court
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FINANCE COMMITTEES.
FIRST PRECINCT.
D. B. Forbes 10 r1kRsdHa J. LEovY'
SECOND PRECINCT
E ws g sAssHSs, i 4 4 Wy5sisss,
CHALLENGING COMMITTEES.
FIRST PRECINCT.
wi L lMAIc CRIPPLE T. Il I PRSNbreeRAsr
JAMES BRANDEAU.
SECOND PRECINCT.
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FREDERICK KRAUDER.
VIGILANCE COMMITTEES.
FIRST PRECINCT
SSlH$sS SsS HA55sHzs, PsssFFSSsfsHSs ,
LOUIS FASSELL, WILLIAM BARNES,
MIR. PATTON, JAMES BRANDEAu,
MARTIN LOTT.
SECOND PRECINCT
C. E. CHRISTENSEN, JOHN DAVENPORT
+. d. CRUANES, JOS. FROLICKER
A. GILLET, J. ARMSTRONG,
M. FRITZ, FELIX PIQUERY
CONRAD CESS JOHN LESLIE,
ALEX. CLARKE.
no RALLY! RALLY!! RALLY WHO
at the Club Room, the PEARL ST. Charlie
street. SATURDAY EVENING, June 49, o'clock, proceed
procession 10 Mass Meeting be held Lafayette Square,
Band of Music will be attendance The Wings the who'll
city are invited to attend. By order.
CHARLES NJ. WATERMAN, President.
CuARLEs 7. ROBINSON s..,
O. DEFIrcIuER, 's's"'' jell ct
NS- GRAND RALLY Wing Mass Meeting
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=. BENEFIT TO Mn. CHARLEs-The members of the old
Hisrionic Society of this city have united rendering
complimentary benefit to Mr.. ]. S. Charles which is tc
come of at the Varieties on Monday evening next We
understand that preparations are being made to give
fine entertainment and doubt not that the attendance
will be equally fine. s5l
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NOTICE OF ELECTION FOR DELEG ATES
TO THE STATE CoNvENTIoN--By writ Of cleo
ton bearing date the 10th May 1882 directed Excency
JSEP WALKER Governor of the State
vste the Parish of Orleans
e held on the l4t June Delegates to
me State Convention said Delegates
tons now required by law for the Assembly
Inc District ST.
bernard and that Of the Parish Of Orleans right ne
river mississippi shall elect Senatorial Delegate.
he Senatorial District all Parish of
orleans on e LEFT bank OF the said Mississippi nve
Senatorial Delegates. ~ - - ~ '
The right bank the Parish Of Orleans one Delegate
city Of Neworleans First Representative District shall two
Second Representative District shall elect three
Third Representative District shall elect six.
Fourth Representative District shall elect three
Filth Representative District shall three.
Sixth Representative District shall elect two
Seventh Representative District shall ell two.
Eighth Representative District shall elect two
And the Ninth Representative Distrct shall one
polls Will be opened the the hour
socock in the morning until o'clock the
70 DC established and under the and
Clerks to be appointed by the Aldermen Of The ctv Of New
Orleans and BY the Police Jury for that the the right
bank of the Mississippi river. ~ ~ ISM
The qualified voters shall designate the name or names
the persons voted for Delegates for the Districts from
those voted for Delegates the Representative District or Parish
The election to be and duplicate the
signed iaesofans 70 law JAMES P FRERET, Sheriff.
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distribute them among his customers at
TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT. CHEAPER
| than the usual rateu. Among these goods
1000 pieces CHECKED cAMBRrcs, from 10 cents up
500 pieces GINGHAsIS from bit up.
FoULARD SILKS, GREAT STYLES, at 50 cents
NEW STYLES OF JACoNETS LAWNS AND PRINTS
LACE MANTILLAs, LACE SHAwLs FINE BoBBINET,
PINK, BLUE AND WHITE 1874 BoBBINET for Bars,
LACE TRIMMED HANDKERCHEFS.
EMBROIDERED BANDS, BLACK GRAPES.
DAMASK NAPKINS, TABLE CLOTHS AND DAMAsKs
LINEN DRILLS BROWN LINENS, TOWELINGS
WHITE AND CoLoRED DOTTED SWISS MusLINs cheap
LINEN HANDKERcHIEFs, HOSIERY, PARAsoLs ETC. ETC. etc.
All these articles with an immense stock Of
PLANTATION,
HOUSEKEEPING, and
FANCY DRY GOODS,
will be sold at the low rates usual at
my6n SIMPSONS so Canal street.
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NOTICE OF ELECTION.
MAYORALTY or NEW ORLEANS, May 10, 1859,
10Y VIRTUE of nm ordinance of the Common

| RY VIRTUE Of an ordinance of the Common
.a h. cSs s t,s n cy lee @ ts
sssas and Great Western Railroad Company approved a May
% $ =. I'd ss e.. 81 s ss
Northern RaiIona Company approved I'm May
s % ri 4 Sssss
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mas sS As ss a III q s u,
SO ss .s OF sa au for the payment dis
NOTICES hereby given that election held en- MONDAY,
ns aay q 'l s TAX is sense q persons paying
sixty hSassnd shares million dollars q
Go ,sss q ed d. sy sssad Asss
ce mp Pg. to h. o,.n.a :. ~. , ,''''
at n 0egns places and under ,s s
sionsrsc D. Ys9cey Mark Walton Neville .eis-j G. lay
sEcoND WARD, jackson Engine No caliop. street.
fs@f i pssss j. tesss s
F6uRTG wxRDass 4 vi. s, a Tr''.
Flash saomen Geo stssyer
FIFTH WARPA .1s Orleans orlsan. street.
ns. psA,@as beverages, Antoine
as sISr saa Y WARD
a saS Vii Fir WAsDSsiss sSssi a
Bagasls and Union Baehs, Rsss sa
SsD ss ESsss Fs@sa
w. W. 2 Msndsyle ssst Geo Hooper Bernard
sSTa NJ i s
y. euihs, W. u ander, jos Dupisin.
TENTH WARDAt corner of Josephine sad Laurel
w Tsis .is
P Masst aoss JONAS Perkins,
The returns of the election Mayo In
aw. uel2l A. p. ceossMAN, Mayor.
"A Wis COLLECTION Marie de 10 Nouyelle.
na,a sc y Mai veru dune ordonans
De an npa d. l. ssasFos e
NJ 81 az IA dss opelousas appreuya Il
Cenformemen au pouryoyan la souservio
de Ia vile de la Nleoeans capital Eoopaeus Al GRIND
Ts i ~ yer dc Ia Jackson approval lie
Coaioenient aua dispositions une ordinance
ordonnanee prescryan In Do
dun aets adoPte la legislature Aete onr AM
aes ct des corporations s al
poqI pouryor ton ID ainsi
est par Ia pente donne aura lieu il
les vile de- Ia sar s "
soose actions cBtade eino cent mills
T. oaes 81 sin N mile s g.
Isn AZ cs aeuS x millions de Pastrss
oIeann ~ er de Ia Nile Orleans de Jackson Nord
ies polls serons ouyers hepres ct eos hsnre NJ aux
ereers ai , degnes Ct sous Ia surveillance des peeiers q
pFk roilE WARD Chevau, rue Nayaaeo
ri WAhDIChe Pompe Compsgnie jackson No. 49, rue
TRoSiEME WARDCase Pompe Compnenie es T,ys,x IA la
Lp1isisss epeoignare Prdido Ct CarondeIet ~ "
CLNQulEME WARn-cae du Theatre d,1Spian, MA ,,o,l
vaa Ct Rorh Ap-Case Pompe No. de lHpin entire Ro-
SEPTIEME MARD-Ecoe de In DIES Gands IIomme,
rue Mandesa Pompe, compagnie Phoenix No. g.
NEuyIEaE wARpchez Madame Cares eneOiano,e ao0.ou =,
pxiEAE WARDEneognure des rues Josephine ct
oSZEME WARDEncoignure Nordouest des rue. cben,, q,
Les seours devront etro as Mre commencement Ia lo
1my2s------- A. b. cRosssAN' Mare.
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A Wis COLLECTION POUR DELEGUEs A IA

CUNVENIION DETATEny eru dun writ delecion data do
~ maj 1891 MOI addresse Son Excellence WALKER
Sos,s de ,aa de Ia qualities
lane jour de JUN proclaim e dialogues Convention
dat Les dts deegue devron possede
Generae. - - r. = '" 10 = Assenipiee
lie District Senatorial compose des psrosses
aar N de ete portion de so dOrleans rive du
heuye Mississippi, eliron IN delegue senatorial ~ "'
lie District Senatorial compose cee portion s In r.,;
dialogues senatoraux. 'Pp' o"fout qua're
La willie de La Nile Orleans; N,'e1''
Ter District Representatif e;na . da6Ona.
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77! ~ - q - ~
E.
ls $3.50 4 ~ si ~ q ~
r., .lls 80 n, u = g 49, $1,000 Z,
~ wv seAAy - 49, =
81 III Vtnittu n. D. m ohio am DsnpTs.s lint,
(06hce n st. Charles 9trcet.)
Ia
Steamboats Passing.
yicxsBuxe, Friday, june II.
The following steAmbost passed this place during the
last "a hours bound 10 and from NewOreans The Falcon
bound down Il O'Clock SO minutes this morning the
Iowa bound down Il o,clock this morning; the W. b.
cl,ftop bo,ra 7p 4 q O'Clock "a minutes this morn
Va 80 ~, ,.r. s.y,s -. ~. !. q ~,
- -. =, !, : q - :. 10 r.
~ 80 ~.
Avorura rs,A.Another trial the seventy to elect
Mnvor of LYNN Mass. has failed. Or. c, Baker wbic
hal 4 p,s;oritv. Init not of all tbe votes
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CorroN FABRcs-It is now confidently calculated that
g1ut in the market cotton fabrics will again
FIR MANY vears the lculaton heinr based IN tbe anti
cipated demand from China and Japan.
hrpNArFERs-Two men named Brien and Brown have
peen arrested IN Nashville They had runaway negro
rom Alabama IN charge, whom they had caught in Sc
LOUIS ana CLAIMED as their property
49,, 800 $50.
M -s> ->, $500
system OF brgandage which has SO long prevailed IN the
provinces still continues and that the most daring out
RACES are OF irequent occurrence
= w 49, mn. -, - a.. M.
point tbers On tho 1st inst aud oroo;zed hv
,oo ~, rya,,o,, 80 Ct, cara,,,a p.s;,o,, ~.
pes T.. -, Cs.,- :
-s'N''''' -" s' y. $500 .N
Coal on LAKE S,pERloR-The Lake Superior journal
says that an extensive coal bed has been in the
vicinity Of IAnse Raw t had created great excitement
-
SrSoR HrRRERA.-Amopr the passengers who arrived
at New York on the m instant by the steamship
CITY, from Aspnwall was Senior Herrera Minister from
Peru to Rome He will remain some time in this country
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CARGO OF WILD ANMALs-It is stated that the largest
ostrich yet seen in this country whole catalogue Of
snakes, orang tangs, monkeys ect without number
are now on their way from Africa to p T. Barnum of
NewYork, to enrich his museum
r I,, p Nh, 1Is.. <,,,,
mentions a ranort tbot tho I1,r n;xo p, ~
GONE To Enoond 10 ;nyss,;ot tbs o,r of a;t.a,, -
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nR. JOHN ALIENS GREAT 49,
combines PERFECT CLEANLINESS, LIFE-LIKEVJ
APPEARANCE, GREAT STRENGTH, and a far C1I YYY
more adaptation the plate which entirely irritation
and renders the denure than hoae
constructed in the usual manner, - S
Parties who have been disappointed allowed time
expectations not fully '-' ~
BE-. SMITH Dentist, ia St. Chalss street,
Apzl adp OF Lafayette Square,
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Congress having by the I'd section of approved
2lst August 1852, authorized the Postmaster General
upon certain conditions to enter into contract for the
transportation of the mail by plying between
Boston and Halifax postal arrangement is in pro-
cess OF completion with the Province of Nova Scotia by
which the postage this route will be the same as is
now paid by the way of New Brunswick.
In pursuance of the requirements of approved
August 3d. 1852 advertisements have been published for
proposals for mail service by steamers between
New Orleans and Vera Cruz via Tampco embracing also
flor the purpose of obtaining nformation) extension
of the service to Acapulco and thence San Francisco
These proposals to be opened and decision made
on such portions of them authorized by said act
that is for service from New Orleans to Vera CRUZ
the Sd of January next The Department will of
await the directions Of Congress after the information is
obtained as to the remainder of the route.
BY the 18th section of an act approved August 81
1882 provision is made for daily mail service by suita-
BILE and safe steamers, between Louisville and Cairo St.
Louis and Cairo Cairo and Memphis, and Memphis and
New Orleans.
is deemed important not only the cities enumera
ed and to the intermediate places the rivers to be
vered by this service but due also to the great and in
creasng West that these lines should be established
fully to the object contemplated, to wit certain
regular, safe and reliable daily service these several
routes
The relative position Of the western section of our
Union its present Importance and prospective greatness
alike demand that its people should be provided with the
best postal facilities that the Department supply.
To accomplish this it has sought information from
rous the requirements of the service and
will advertise for such will, it is believed fully
carry into effect the intention Of the act and meet the
just demands of that interesting section Of country
With the last annual report from this Department
published interesting tabular statements Of the
and increase of its business the several periods of
from 1890 to 1885, inclusive and for each year from
lS40 to 1851, inclusive The extent and cost of steam
boat and railroad service not separately given in
those statements have they been contained in any
published report from the Department prior to 1S48.
Since that time however in the annual exhibit from the
Contract Office of the mail service in operation at the
close Of each fiscal year. the two kinds of service have
been separated As the annual increase Of both knds
extent and cost srkngy illustrates the steady and
pid growth of country, submit the following state
of the extent and Of each at the close of each
fiscal year from lS48 to 1852, inclusive
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quenoe Of such subtraction from what was deemed but
an adequate provision for the completion Of works
of Indispensable use And being viewed in the light of
arrears due to the public wants. they furnish index Of
what may be the future necessities of the Department
provided for as they arise.
The estimate for the mail service also, being with
which the naval establishment has proper connection,
should not be brought into the Of the expend-
lures of the navy.
The total amount drawn from the Treasury during the
fiscal year ending June 80 1852 shown by the state
ment of appropriations for the naval service prepared by
the Second Comptroller of the Treasury is &c. POI AZ
Deduct repayments.. l32 ~
Which shows the 3d. 18 ~
as the total expenditure all objects under the control
of the Navy Department but of which amount there
expended for special objects the of So 066 81
leaving the true expenditure for the support of the
navy and marine corps &c. 25 S8 for the fiscal year
ending Sune 80, 1852
The unexpended balances of appropriations for the
service marine corps and special objects under the
control of the Navy Department the Both of June
1852 49, 64450 all Of which will be required to meet
the outstanding obligations due from the appropriations
complete the objects provided for by the appropra
tons for that year. in addition to the estimates for the
fiscal years ending Both June, 1853 and 1854.
Accompanying the reports and documents will be found
the abstract compendium of the reports of the chiefs
Of the bureaus required by the resolution Of the Senate of
the 26th August 1852
have the honor to be- very respectfully, your ODE
dent servant. JOHN P. KENNEDY.
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The contracts for the middle section made under
the letting in February last embracing the States of Ma
ryland, Delaware Pennsylvania and Ohio increased the
annual transportation in those States from the day
Of July last miles, at increased annual
of Sl4S 705 the transportation and under the
contracts which expired the 30th day of June 1882
being increase of about per cent in service and u
per cent. in annual cost
The expenditures for the present fiscal year are es
mated as follows:
The annual cost Of transportation, foreign
and inland authorized and under con-
tract at the close Of the last fiscal year $4 5S4 946 90
Additional cost in the middle section, under
contracts which went into effect July
LIST, 1852 14s,7O5 90
Increased cost Of transportation, under order
of the Postmaster General, for the i'm
provement and extension of mail service,
and the increased expedition of the mails 1854 90
Probable cost of putting into operation for
the residue of the fiscal year such new
routes established during the last session
of Congress as should be put in operation
before list July next $4,000 90
Expenses, under the heads of compensation
to postmasters, wrapping paper, Office
furniture, advertising, mail bags, blanks,
mail locks and keys, stamps mail depre-
dations and special agents, clerks for Off
css Of postmasters, and miscellaneous
items, being the expenses of last year and
122 per cent. added; such expenses ne
cessarily increasing with the extension Of
mail service, and the increase in th e num-
Der ofpost Offices, and in the quantity Of
mail matter transported 8,243,541 %
Probable cost Of postage stamps and
velopes $4,000 90