New Orleans Republican., 1872-06-04


CHAMBER OF CoMMERcE.-Only seven
members present at eight O'clock and there
seemed an Indifference to the objects of the
meeting. Mr.. Oglesby took the chair, when
Mr. Upper offered the following:
ResolUed That a committee of three be
! appointed by the chair to memOrialize the
| City Council on the subject of thorough
and continued cleansing of all the streets of
/ the city, in accordance with the suggestions
| of the Board of Health, the demands of the
| press and the undOubted sanitary and com
mercial interests Of the city.
The committee consists of Messrs. Tupper.
Putnam and w. G. Coyle.
Mr.. j. Putnam offered the following:
WHEREAS, Mr. P NJ Lapice has been an
| pointed and empowered by the sugar plant
ers OF Louisiana to visit Europe and the
East Indies for the purpose Of procuring
and providing for a supply of sugar cane
adapted to the climate and culture of Lou
isiana
ReSOEUed, That this chamber takes pleas
ure IN rendering to Mr.. Lapice and the
sugar planters Of Louisiana its high appre-
citation Of the Importance of this mission,
and the estimable character of Mr.. Lapice,
and the entire competency to execute the
duties with which he has been intrusted
to furnish Mr.. Lapice with a copy of these
resolutions, and to commend that gentle
man personally and in his agency, to the
commercial chambers of such cities, at home
or abroad, as he may have occasion to con-
fer with.
Messrs. Tupper, Putnam and Coyle were
appointed the committee.
President Oglesby announced that he had
appointed Messrs. ]. H. Kennard, L. H.
Gardner and w. Morton as the standing
committee on national boards of trade.
REMovAL-The Chamber of Commerce
will soon take. room over the one now
used. 1t is larger and pleasanter.
FALsE.-The alarm of fire few minutes
before nine o'clock last night was caused
by coal oil lamp exploding.
FESTIVAL OF PELICAN Hook AND LADDER
COMPANY No. 4-There was an immense
crowd of visitors on the Fair Grounds
Sunday to participate in the festival of
that popular company, Pelican No. 4. A
splendid programme had been artistically
arranged, and it was thoroughly carried
out. The pigeon shooting match attracted
a fair share of attention. Mr.. L. C. LIE
Breton won the two prizes.
There was horse racing sufficient to vary
the amusements, and there were enough
entries to make them interesting.
In the halfmile foot race, open for all,
prize S., Mr.. Tinker, of Philadelphia No.
IA, won the prize in 2:3O.
In the boys foot race, quarter of mile,
William Hardman won easy in LOB. Prize,
So 50 gold.
Interesting was the last foot race, for
members of the fire department weighing
200 pounds. There were two entries, Mr..
Jesse McHatfey, the shipbuilder, of Mis- sis
sippi No. 3, and Mr.. Frank Pace, Jr., the
gallant captain of tie Bersaglio, of Pelican
No. 4. The distance was $50 yards, the
prize fine Greeley hat.
Mr.. McHaffey was early on hand and
ready to go ahead, while Mr.. Pace had to
wait for some clothing, and go to the
stretch Immediately after being dressed.
But although Mr. McHaffey carried off the
prize, Mr.. Pace did well, both coming in
nearly side by side. Captain Pace might
have won the race, although he Is the
heaviest of the two. The handsome cap
tain challenges any gentleman of his num-
ber of pounds to make race with him.
The R. E. Lees and the Excelsiors played
a regular game, the first named winning
I6 to I2-ln two hours and twenty minutes.
The Clippers wrestled with the Louisianas
for set of foul flags, when the Clippers
took the fags-22 to 9.
All who chose passed happy hours dane
ing on the platform to fine music