New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-02-19

tdlrecNon OF the boot and shoe establishment
Mr.. Turnell, one Of the two Oldest trade insttu
tons OF Canal street. and also checking the ferc
element on the Chartres street side The entir
I department was in fine trim for fire fight, bu
all agree that the engine Of " Eagle Company No
i" first class Amoskeag machine works splen
| didly.
HE CARRIAGE AND CAB QrEsTIows- AS the con
troversy between the carriage and cab proprietor
OF the city is one Of considerable interest to 90
citizens aad visitors to New Orleans, we ,refer t
the subject again. The last tariff adopted pre-
yious to the war in 1857, and reads as follows
For every trip within the incorporated limits {
4 either municipality, or from the incorporate
limits, of ore municipality to the incorporate
limits of the adjoining municipality, twenty-fv
cents Tor each passenger. fAt ff-
From the limits Of the Second Municipality t
the limits of the Third Municipality or vice versa
| fifty cents for each passenger
For every trip out Of the limits of one munic
:. pality to the limits of the adjoining municipality
sixty-two and half cents, provided the distanc
does not exceed twelve squares of the city proper
then the charge to be pro rata.
After gunfire, the owner or driver of carriage
| hack or cab for hire shall be authorized to exac
| double the rates prescribed in the foregoing al
! tice .- .,'-.aE
For every trip from either municipality to tn
lake shore via the bayou road or shell road fiv
|
passengers, and for cab or gig three dollars, an
| one dollar for each and every hour after the frs
| hour the carriage is detained by the passenger
! the lake. r..
| was the custom when carriage was engage
by the hour to pay two dollars for the first hour
and dollar for every succeeding hour, and whel
cab was engaged to pay dollar an hour Will
/ engaged. ,.1-st .--.-.p. e.
| These rates remained in force until acting mayo
| Major Hoyt, Of the Federal army, ordered the fol
I lowing tariff: r. ~. -r..-srr.sr sJv
| For every carriage hired by the hour for uss
within the city limits if drawn by two horses, $;
for the first hour and 81 for each succeeding hour
and proportional rate for each fractional portion
| of an hour, shall be the legal charge. For every
cab or carriage drawn by one horse 50 for tht
| first hour, and 81 per hour for each succeeding
hour shall be the legal charge, and fpreportiona
| rate for every fraction of an hour. p.
These rates shall apply from sunrise to midnight
| From midnight to sunrise the price shall be fxeG
by agreement with the driver, but shall in no case
! exceed double the above rates. ~ .s...s..,
| We have published already the charges ordered
l.by Mayor Kennedy, which are objected to SC
strenuously.
Those who profess to look at the matter impair
tally, and who are well posted as to all the cir
cumstances bearing on the question, aege tha
Major Hoyt's regulations are unjust to the public
| and Mayor Kennedy's unjust to proprietors of We
hicles.
The latter, however, now contend that theil
business should not be made exceptional to that o
any other in which capital is invested, and thal
competition would be the best regulator of prices
With this view, they intend to form chartered as
sociation and submit their claims to the considera
ton of the legislature. As Mayor Crossman used
to remark, something be said on both sides. Ii
excessive charges, when people are unable to help
themselves, were less frequent, there would be
little opposition to prompt, and not illiberal set
Element of the controversy. But a class should
not suffer for the offending Of some, for every call
ing has its Objectionable members. The principal
carriage and cab owners of the town are hard
working and worthy citizens, and we wish them
success in any fair claim for fair play which they
may present. r. r. UHr'. ~ .-..n-r. 81.
SUDDEN DEATH or AN ON REsIDENT.-We re.
gret exceedingly to learn Of the sudden and un-
timely demise of an old resident of New Orleans
Mr.. ?. H. O'Neal, member of the bar of this
city. The deceased was found dead yesterday
morning in the office of Mr.. John s. Tuly, attor-
ney-at-law, No. 2& Commercial Place. A medical
examination showed that apoplexy was the cause
of death. We believe his own office was close by
and probably his mind being depressed by ap-
preaching calamity, he was Indifferent as to where
he sat down, desirous only of obtaining rest in
some friends apartment. Mr.. O'Neal studied law
in the Office of the Hon Randell Hunt and he ever
spoke of the gifted lawyer and his high toned and
learned brother, Judge Theodore &. Hunt, in terms
of highest admiration and grateful remembrance
of old and kindly association. The deceased had
many friends, and we doubt if single enemy ever
crnSsed hjs rath His Iyaal,nacca tbora 81 nv,
impulsive, warm-hearted and generous rnan-faults,
we believe, he had none. He was an Irishman by
birth, and though he fondly loved the country of
his adoption ardent affection for his native land
never ceased te be virtue with him. May the
grass grow green upon his grave for his genial
nature never harbored an ill thought against an
other.
SEIZURES OF LARGE QUANTITIES OF CIGARs.-The
Collector of Internal Revenue for this District has
seized cigars in large quantities from several deal
ers in New Orleans. The reason for this procedure
is that the stamps used on the boxes that have
been taken possession of, are said to be counterfeit
The merchants who received the consgnmentshere,
are not charged with any illegal transaction, but
their property is taken away from them, and is
held for future disposition, on account of the use
by the manufacturers of alleged to be fraudulent
stamps. It is said that some of the genuine
stamps were so poorly executed in Washington,
that it was exceedingly easy to counterfeit them
and so exactly initiated were they, that in
some instances the government printer was
unable 10 detect those alleged to be bad by
the revenue officers, and those which he knew
TO be regularly issued One hundred and
ifty thousand have been taken from one house. |
md the Collector has intimated of holding the pro-
lerty Suntil lie receives further advice from the
chief Of the Revenue Bureau at Washington. We
laye no doubt but that it will be made manifest |
hat our New Orleans dealers have not acted in |
BAD faith towards the revenue service.
GRAND LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MAsoNs-
The Grand Lodge F. A. NJ, of the State of Louis
ana has been in session:for some days. and trans
Icted large amountof important business. The |
ollowing officers have been elected W. NJ. Per- |
,ins, Grand Master; A. J. Norwood, Deputy |
irand Master; S. 0. scruggs, Grand Senior
Warden; J. c. Jones, Grand Jnnior Warden; H. |
Z. Swasey, Grand Treasurer; s. NJ Todd, Grand
Secretary; Rev. c. S. Hedges, Grand Chaplain j. |
:. McGuire, Senior Grand Deacon; L. ]. Dodge,
unlor Grand Deacon; J. A. Stevenson, Grand
iarshal; A. Kent, Grand Sword Bearer; N. H.
'ray, Grand Pursuivant; J. E. Morgan, NJ. A. Ca
ogne, E. D. Craig and R. G. Sterling, Grand
stewards; 6. Sontag, Grand Tyler. .r.,1 w.
Board of Directors of the Grand Lodge Hall
I. Q. A. Fellows, E. Barnett, A. Harris. A. R.
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