The New York herald., 1869-11-04
4 ER FAD WsR.

Raid Upon New OrIenns Bakers-Iiaht
Brcad - Eigh,y-ave Thousand Loaves
seixed-Funny scanes.
from the New Orleans News. OCTOBER 2s.l
on Friday last Mayor conway promulgated the
following proclamation
MAyonALry OF NEW oELHAss,l
ClrY HAIL. oct. H. 1870.
The average price OF fresh -four being this day
t8 50, IN accordance with said valuation tie price
Tor the coming week, commencing on Monday, 0c-
t0Der ~, 1859. VIII be-
sinv.rour OUNCES OF bread for twenty cea,s.
sss. SSus oscy o r,. 81 sfs or iS St Ven ees Se
bakers are required TO use only the best nour OF
the above vallc per BARREL and the use Of damaged
inferior 0ur IN bread offered for sale IN tls city
ing the stamping OF loayes IS hereby suspended until
further notice. JolN II. CONWAY, Mayor
The Injunction contained therein. u was dsco-
vered through men sent for that purpose, was
wholly disreaarded and, III many cases inst one
half the required weight was given. on an ave-
rage, l0aves which lhe law directed should weigh
sixty -four ounces really contained thirtysix and
she smaller oayes were IN proportion. Superin-
lendcnt Cain took the matter Ia hand ana detailed
nearly the entire day force to inspect the carts OF
bakers, with directions to arrest :fhe drivers ana
seize the bread where the oaves fell short OF the re-
Quired measure.
Yesterday morning the raid was made, and the
scenes that followed the seizures are impossible to
describe. Bakers ran here and there with their
eh l0ayos, 10 escape the iron hand of justice repre-
senied by biue.coated aud clubbed member OF the
police orce. and the several Recorders ofces were
crowded with loavcs and the indignant manuiac-
utrers thereof
SCENES.
WAGONS were stopped on the public highways,
aud nour-soiled vcnders rallied. cursed and renon-
sraed with the minions Of M inexoraple law, only
10 INA how nlniy were tue hearts OF policemen. III
Poydras Market the SEIZURE OF -Four batches oi light
bread caused a fearful storm Of words. An old
German refused TO allow hs apprentice to wheel a
barrow OF tho connscatcd alimentary matter to the
station, Notwithstanding the guardian OF the law
first ordered then coaxed and finally compelled
to call for assistance ana the bread ana bakers
OF amid storm OF applause.
One hundred and eighteen were arrested In AL,
ana $4,000 loaves were coDnscated.
In the Fourth district Teutonic vcnder's vehicle
was stopped aud the following collolny ensusi:--
PoLICEdAN--"i.et me 3ee your bredi.'
BAkEH-Nell, Not Kind LOAF does you vantf
P0LIcEMAS-Any klnd.
BAKER-Deie lsn u nice ten sbent LOAF.
PoIicsAAs--fhis loaf ~ hght.
nAGrn1 IN what, .s---------- '-'-s---,1S.-'
rotICgN,s-ldght; light
B.KKn-oh. yaw saw Mise and ligh'i dos is
PoLICEMAN-lcs. wan' them all and you, too.
BAgER-iiel Vat you means, ehf
poIIeEMAS-Your bread : lgl, IN weight as wen
rs quality, aud we want you at the station.
BAlER-Se eli, diiSu not 20 "A stlep.
The arrival OF four other policemen at this juno
lure was very opporitne, and the poor baker aud
team were ear lei on 80 make the acquaintance Of
Recorder Jackson
LEGALITY OF THE RAID.
Tho raid Yesterday has raised inc question OF
tho light OF the corporation 70 prescribe police
regulations concerning tho weight the price
ami t,e sale ol bread la The countries, empires,
kingdoms aud principatios Ol Eufops those regu.
iatlons or wnicn the bakers 30 bitterly complain are
rigilly enforced. England has her corn lawsn
more familiar than the ordinances OF other coun-
tries. which are none the less stringent Hut tho
whole mater ~ nxed IN a decision OF the supreme
Court IA the case OF =. A. uu0tte against tho city
OF New Orleans az An, t32l. In this case the plain
uT. Guilotte, representing union OF bakers com.
mence1 IN the 1hird District Court OF New Orlsans
Kennedy Judge, suit, By Injunction, 10 cause the
ordinance establishing tho nssizc ana regulating
the weight sni inspection OF bread" 20 be Illegal. rhe
Court decided - here is nothing unconstitutional
hose parts oftb city ordinance which regulate the
weight aud inspection OF bread. The authority
given by the audinance TO seize blead unstamped or
dencent IN weight and 10 oondnct the defendant
before recorder. 10 he 10y him dealt with, Il not
violation Of an article u the amendment to tho con.
stiIntlon " the United States Violations OF the or
dnanco laay 10 prosecuted before the Recorder
where u was directed BY law or ordinance. Nor ~
the forfeiture Of illegally baked bread violation of
the constitution. Inc contract spoken OF by the
constitution, (which shall noI be impaired, ~
contract in existence the time OF tie passage OF
the act.
THE aoRAf.
We believe the seizure Of yesterday Will have q
very good eject, for q time, at least; ana N our
bakers vii pnt few ounces In their l0ayes the
victory Of hsyor conway will bc complete.