New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1867-06-29

short distance and dashed against a car
riage preceding it in the cortege, causing
him to let go his hold. The horses con.
tinued at a furious rate for two squares
when they voluntarily checked their speed
and soon came to dead stand. The driver
was not seriously injured.
United States Revenue Licenses.
The extra period of twenty days allowed |
by the internal revenue authorities for the |
payment of license fees for the year 1867 |
having expired, personal notices are now |
being served granting ten days further
time. Those who, after this additional |
grace, fail to pay will be served with war
rants. There are now some four thousand
persons or firms doing business in this city
who have not as yet complied with the re-
quirements of the law on this point. For |
doing business without a license penalty |
OF $500 and two years Imprisonment is ex- |
acted.
Scarcity OF Fruit.
Fruit dealers who have explored the sur
rounding country, and particularly the
region bordering on the Jackson railroad,
for the purpose of purchasing supplies of
peaches and other kinds of fruit, state that
the production this year is very small in
consequence of the frost which prevailed in
the early part o. The year, and which spared
few of the blossoms tnen in existence. This
scarcity does not affect figs, " III are very
plentiful, and are now pouring Int2 the
market. Peaches are offered at bit ape,c,.
Internal improvements
The streets and landings committee of the
board Of assistant aldermen have had under
consideration an ordinance for the right of
/ way in Dauphine, Frenchmen, Burgundy,
and other streets, but took no definite action
| in regard to the matter.
| The committee, at the same time, passed
a resolution calling for sealed proposals in
accordance with specifications on file in the
city surveyors office, for filling batture in
| front of the city.
They also passed resolution to notify
whartingers to cause all Instructions on the
levee to be removed Immediately, in accord.
ance with city ordinance.
Base Ball Club,
We are glad to learn that the young
| gentlemen belonging to the quartermaster 5
department in this city have organized a
base ball club, for the purpose of indulging
Sheridan club. The officers are George l.
Davis president; B. Frank Kelly, jr., vice
presidents R. NJ. Fauquier, secretary, and
John E. Lund. The following gentlemen
compose the board of directors: George Z
Davis, Charles A. Bigler, Will J. Cahoo
George A Thompson, and William H
Latham.
Lawyers, beware.
Judge Durell, of the United States court
lately adopted and promulgated a rule O
court prohibiting the clerks from filing any
papers from lawyers which are illegible
This is rather hard on the legal fraternity
who make miserable scrawls and expect the
judge, clerks, or, opposing parties TO de,
cipher their illegible scribbling. The clerk
of the court has already been fined fifty dol
lars for filing paper written by a lawyer,
and which could not be read by the opposing
counsel.
Among the Philistines.
Jacob Barker was attacked and mos
numerically beaten yesterday morning b!
one of the depositors in the Bank of Com
merce an Irish woman, who caught hin
coming out of barber shop, near the cor
rer OF St. Charles and Polymnia streets
She picked up brickbat, with which sh
4 ! pommeled his back to her hearts conten
4 Mr.. Barker beat Il hasty retreat to hi
own house, but was followed by the woman
who only gave up the chase after firing SUI
dry bricks at his windows.
Robbery on Customhouse Street.
Thursday afternoon, about half past thre
o'clock, the room occupied by Captain
Swain, Ill Customhouse street, was felc
niously entered through an allcy.way
which was open at the time, by some pei
, son or persons unknown, and the followin
n valuables carried off $500 in greenbacks
Sl32 in gold, watch and chain, and blac
!. hat. These were taken from an armoi
r which was opened by means of false Ike.
The Peabody Fund.
g DR.. Barnas Sears, general agent of Il
70 Peabody educational fund, has arrived
Y New Orleans, and has announced his il
tention to confer with the state superi
:, tendent of education on the best method fl
IF distributing the fund provided by Mr. Pc
h body. He is desirous of consulting Il
wishes of the people of Louisiana in tn
h matter.
}. Supposed Deserter.
/, A man who gave his name as Samu
n Robinson, arrived on the mail boat fro
d Mobile yesterday morning, wearing fu
:, United States uniform. Officer Spelling a
9 rested him as deserter. Robinson says
It is no soldier, but was formerly employe
/. as a servant to Lieutenant Cook, OF COL
e pany E, Fifteenth United States infantr.
stationed at Mount Vernon, Alabama.
Cut In the Abdomen.
e colorel man named Andrew Jackso
n was cut across the abdomen Thursday nigl
/. at ten o'clock, with a razor, by an unknoW
s. negro at the corner of BieHville and Tren
d streets. jackson says he offered no prov
t, cation whatever to the man who cut hr
If He was taken to the Marine hospital. II
r. wound is not dangerous.
IS Virgins VS.. Barker.
This case was ably argued last evenir
J, before Recorder Ahern, by Honorable c.
{ Conrad for the prosec ution, and by Messl
, Campbell, Hunt & Spofford for the defens
y The case was dismissed by the recorder,
d technical grounds. The other charg
a. against Mr.. Barker are to be tried Frid,
next.
Died from the Effects of Morphine.
T. A Young man named o. Q. Stillman dit
q on Thursday evening from the effects of 6
overdose of morphine, supposed to ha'
been taken incidentally. The young ma
was formerly employed in the customhous
g and was about eighteen years of age, and
e native of Monroe, Louisiana.
u Stealing n Watch.
a The house No. "A Cont street was entere
4 lately and q silver watch stolen from q
armoir An officer found the watch in IL
i coffeehouse kept by Mr.. Turpea, at the co
n ner of Customhouse and Rampant street
g having been pawned there by an unknov
r white man for three dollars.
|. Stealing n Watch.
!. Clara Davis, colored, was arraigned b
e fore Recorder Ahern. charged by Mrs. Lau
If Beardsley with stealing gold watch al
Is chain, valued at $3.50, from her room, at z
', Circuss treet, on the 2lst inst. The accuse
,r wastsent before the first district court; oai
$500.
II A, Newton, who shot the wrestler Pricke
1t in an affray about week ago, was yeste
ID dav admitted to bail in the sum OF SZ5'
before Recorder Ahern.
AMUsEMENTs.
P TIE OLYMPIC. The managers of Il
I'd Olympic present bill nightly which draN
II crowded houses in spite OF the weathe
- Mr.. John Denier is one OF the new stai
=, with wonderful feats of strength and agilit
"a and Mollie ABecket in sweetly sung balla