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The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-04-11

would Of necessity happen III such
II state OF affairs, that the United
States were in effect not only IN.
represented but misrepresented on
the taking OF these acpositiens, and
that grossly incompetent testimony
was admitted without objection.
This result the undersigned charges
directly upon the corrupt and scat
dhloils conduct. of this commission.
.er OrSborn in collision with the
claimant. A lawyer who is capa
bic Of 40 scandalons IL violation Of
professional duty Is d course capa
bic Of any other fraud which he
may fancy thai the Interests Of his
client requires.' p Il
The Republican says and tho
Gazette echoes the sentiment that
when tue train Of their party again
gets in motion, II any passenger
bearinga republican badge be found
III possession Of plumber obtained
ii tho name uf tise ra, ~, io ill IN
(. turned over 10 The officers Of the
law and put ashore at the next
statlon.o
But what use will that be when
The people that the Republican and
Gazette make ~ be officers Of the
law are as. s.guiIty,as tho thieves
they put ashore. Will those lour.
nails inform al inqulring public il
they intend 10 put this person, so
enerGetically portrayed by M.
Hale, ashore ut the next station,
OF IL he to be Ii perpetual reminder
OF the prelonlnanec Of the. worst
class OF fools ana knayes in the Re.
publican party.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-04-11


~ The splendid Passenger Steam
CT SELMA passed up on Thursday
lust, with t'no trip OF passengers
and loaded down with freight. As
VIII be seen by her advertisement in
anoter column, the SELMA will make
weekly trips between New Orleans
md Shreveport leaving New Orleans
ovory Tuesday, and Shreveport every
Saturday. With Captain Thornton
Jacobs on tho roof and Tom Jacobs
in the Office, The Selma is tho safest.
best, and most pleasant boat in tie
trade. Capt Jacobs is n genial gen
tloman, pleasant companion, and care
FIJI officer Tom jacobs is The prince
.ol good fellows, u most efficient clerk
and polite official; and with the Low
.is boys, who are oil nice gentleman,
as pilots aud engineers the Selma de-
serves tho popularity that was enjoy
ca by the Southwestern
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-04-11

I y The new Board OF Directors
Of tho kapidcs Agricultural Fair
Association, elected on Monoay last
". +. Blacknan, President Juo.
w. Prescott, Vice President; s..
Cullen, Treasurer j. &. French,
Secretary j. Il. White, Attorney.
The committee on premiums,
Maj. +. s;cip as chairman, will have
Il meeting III n few days for the
purpose Of getting up a list for tho
next Fair in October. The Fair
Association under ail circtinstan
ces has done well, aud deserves the
support and encouragement Of the
people Of the Parish. Let MI the
subscribers to the capital stock pay
up, and the Association will be
out Of debt, and u surplus Of money
OH hand. Some new buildings are
necessary tor the accommodation
Of visitors; ana the Board of Direc-
tors will be under The necessity OF
calling upon Ill subscribers to pay
up 1T once, so that these needed
improvements can be made While
Our planters and merchants are
subscribing 10 Steamboat stocks
they should not forget, a home On
teruiiep that will ureofuulis}, Good
New-York tribune., 1874-07-17
,r,tn,,ion Tho fotal number OF applicants

fourth examination. The total NUMBER OF app"o"n"
since the organization OF the Board 1879; re,ected %
grand total proprietors who have received cerhca'e'
5I7 assistants $40 IN ALL 1O63. These candidates nave
been examined In chemistry, toIiooogy, readng OF pre-
scriptions doses, general pharmacy, materia mehica
and the practical handling OF drugs, eompounding snd
pharmaceutical practice. When certhcate Is granted
after examination the recipient pays fee OF
S. TIE law that was framed to protect the pubc from
the dangers that might threaten them OF
hoir, no,so,ca or otherwise injured by
the preparatons OF medicine dispensed by IL
norant and unskfu druggists has gwen the en-
tire control of this grave matter INTO tue proper and
the College of Pharmacy. The College eects the Board
OF Pharmacy aud their particular once Is 10 issue Ger
t1caes showing that druggists ana tne assistants are
properlv qualified nelligentIy carry on tner Dus
ness All drug stores under the Inspection OF this
Board and any violation OF this law by permitting per
sons without proper certificates to dispense medicines
NAV he puushed severely IN the courts. Any proprietor
employing an assistant who has not been dny qualified
is also liable to heavy punishment Inc Board claim
that tney have regulated this Important matter that
thp standing of druggists III tins Guy mas Deen mater
allv raised. The system is not perfect Oy any means
and observation experience suggest many amend
ments to the bylaws, OF which were discussed last
night The business before the Board was mainly the
rcaIng of statistical records and the discussion OF par
cuar cases that had been brought up iOr ther cOnsd
Grafton. Tne Board adjourned Tor three months.
New-York tribune., 1874-07-17
MODEL AMERICAN STEAMSHIPS.
TIE GREAT IRON STEAMER CITY OF PEKlNG ALMOST
READY FOR sEA-THE CITY OF TOXIC.

rur GRE At Iron STEAMER CITY OF PEKING ALMOST
READY FOR sEA-THE CITY OF TOXIC.
To-day the engineer in charge of the great
iron steamship City OF Pekug Of the Pacific
Mail Steamship line will test the new engines
lately put INTO her at the Morgan Iron
Works. These engines are the largest ever built,
either m this country or I'm Europe. Tie boilers,
fourteen in number r. were placed in position three weeks
ago. and great cylinders arc now in readiness to
bc tested Two them OF low and two OF high pres
sure and respectively So and 81 inches Ia diameter,
representing 900 horse power Tne screw shaft Is q
inches In diameter, and is bdlt in sections, extending
200 feet TO the stern The weighs over tons.
In case of collision If the i-es are put out,
greater security is added to the steamer
by the powerful boilers and pumpng-engines placed
near the orecase abreast OF the seerage cabin These
pumps can used TO their full extent even If the hold
should be half filed with water. Eleven donkey en-
cines are located in different portions OF the ship, and
ample preparations have been made for either ire or
leakage. Yesterday the carpenters were fitting up the
staterOOms the rst cabin. aud were arranging berhs
IN the sieeraee. Work is being pushed forward rapdv
aud It Is expected that the City OF Peklng Will
start for san Francisco via Cape Horn on Aug TO-
The CITY OF Toxic, sister snip OF the Cly OF
Peklng, and OF the same tonnage ana hne, now lleS
alongside Work on her engines Is advaneins satisIc-
tory and few weeks tucy will also he tested Her
masts have been already completed. The Pacific Mail
Steamship Company nave gwen orders to John Roach
for the construction OF hye additional IRON steamships
Of the same tonnage as the cry oil TOXIC and CITY OF
Peking.
Steamship Company is steadily increasing. within nye
days 2O3 passengers and 72O tons OF freight have ar
rived at and left san Francisco by ITS vessels On The
llth inst the Colorado sailed from Hong Kong Tor San
francisco $40 passengers aud l2O tons OF frelght
the l2'h Ciy of PIuaIna sailed from Aspiuwall
for NeWYOrk with 07 tons of freight ana on the l5ih
the Acapulco arrived at Aspnwall from New-fotk with
Passengers and 40 tons OF freght on the h the
CITY of Guatemala sailed from this port win s55 tons O
freight and the II h the Colon arrived from Aspn-
wall DAYS and thirteen hours, with ZIG passen-
ge4s and of freight. The freight business here
great thar at p III. Yesterday me OF teams
awaiting loads extended along the wharf and cOnsid-
cradle distance up CdDd-st.
New-York tribune., 1874-07-17
TIE WAR ON LOCAL OFFICIALs.

MAYOR HAvENEYER's DEFENsE NOT YET READY
THE COMPLAINT AGAINST CoNMIssIoNER DAvEN-
PORT.
The Mayor is still engaged on his defense.
lie sag. there word OF truth IN the statement
that he has completed his TO the charges and
about to forward the Governor His answer is not
yet complete but may he finished by Saturday although
U is possible that 1t will be done until the early part
OF next week The communication of the Mayor rea tive
90 result of the investigation regarding the Official
conduct of the Commissioners Of Charities and Correc
tion Will probably be made public to-day.
Contrary 20 expectation, the Grand Jury did not an
nounce additional indictments against eXPOlice Com
I-sioners Gardner and Charlck 1t asserted that
three additional indictments had been found against
them, but that they had not been made public. At
tempts have been made TO secure the indictment of
Gen. Duryee the ground that he voted for there
lnOva of the election inspectors for which Commission
ers Gardner and Charlck tried and convicted
These attempts have proved futile because the minutes
of the Board OF Police do show that Gen. Duryee
voted as alleged.
The papers IN the case of United States Commissioner
Davenport being prepared, and 1t is understood
that the case against him will be a very complete one
will be worked up with great care and Will cover the
points which have been heretofore gwen, comprising his
arbitrary OF reputable citizens on the eve OF
election and election day. The papers, which have
been sent 10 Judge Woodruff, are Informal and are
intended call his attention TO the complaints against
Commissioner Davenport heretofore made, and thus
complaints viii be more carefully prepared, and will
"a
New-York tribune., 1874-07-17

BROOKLYN sTOREKEEPERS ANNOYANCEs
COMPLAINTS OF EXTORTIONATE CHARGES BY THE
n.r NJ

COMPLAINTS OF ENIORIlONAIE CHARLES Bf TIE
sEALERS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
There is some complaint among storekeepers
in Brooklyn OF the exoronatc charges that the seaers
of weights and said TO make IT is stated
that these officers been in the habit OF charging
for their services rate OF compensation not warranted
by law, and varied to suit the presumed simplicity Of
their victims. A TRIBUNE reporter called on Mayor
Hunter to learn what the facts Mayor
Hunter said that only complaint ia regard to this
subject had reached him. and that came from Mr
Creamer a manufacturer Of ear trimmings and railroad
supplies, whose office is at No. 90 JOhn-st., New
York, and manufactory at the foot OF Courtst.,
Brooklyn This case the Mayor said, under consd-
Grafton by Assistant Corpora ton Counsel JohnsOn who
looking up tue law IN regard to the fees OF sealers
Tle Office OF sealer is free, and report required
from It's incumbent who receives salary. BY Section
l3 OF the Charter OF 1873, the Common Council EN-.
pow cred to appoint sealers OF weights aud measures
and by Article XVI OF Chapter OF the ordinances OF
the city, IL Is provided that the compensation OF seaers
Of weights and measures appointed by the Common
Council shall be at the same rate as that pre-
scribed by law for sealers of weights and meas.
ures appointed by the supervisors OF fine
counties of this state This ordinance was
approved in March. 1sG2 and is the latest law on the
subject When asked what il the rate OF compensation
allowed county sealers, Corporation Counsel DE Wit
replied that he did not know and that he had not time
to look It up II was ascertained, however that the
following
rates Of compensation for the seaers or weights and
measures Of the various counties:
For measuring and marking every beam, 10 cents
measures Of extension 10 cents per yard provided
that shall in exceed 80 cents for one
measure; for weights, cents; for nquid aud dry
measures cents
At the Clerks Office 1t wasl stated .that complaints
had received but the Clerk, Mr. Bishop, said that
he believed that complaints had been made A number
of stOrekeepers called who generally agreed
that in their opinion they had been overcharged
although few were disposed to make any disturbance
about IT, they acknowledged that they had no idea
what fees the law allowed The rates charged them nv
the sealers according to their receipts: For
weights cents each; for dry and liquid measures 10
cents for spring scales 25 cents All the fees were
printed the receipts. except that for platform scales
which was left blank apparently TO De nlled Ia tho
Will OF the sealer. In places these scales were
charged 81 cents. IN others ST. and in others still S co.
there being corresponding difference In the scales
The amount collected averaged from q 10 g. In each
store.
M. Creamer stated that the scalers had gone TO
hls shops last s-Isl duIns his absence and having
New-York tribune., 1874-07-17
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
MUNICIPAL FINANCES.
THE ISSUE OF BONDS FOR PUBLIC WORKS AUTHol

THE ISSUE OF BONDS FOR PUBLIC WORKS AUTHOR
HED-MR. VAN NoRT's POLICY CRITICISED.
The Board of Estimate and Apportionment
met yesterday in pursuance Of special CALI to author
the Of bonds for the Department OF
Public Works and small amount OF county stock The
meeting was not very harmonious All the members
were present. In reading the minutes, Commissioner
wheelc. stated that certain resolution had been de-
~idcd by vote of two 10 two. THIS excited Mayor
Havemeyor who said that he could not understand how
question could be decided by such vote. lie wanted
minutes made up according TO common sense by in
sertug the words decided in the negative" Mr. Vance
reOred that they there dictated to b. the
Mayor, but TO 90 their duty. Mayor Hdvemeyer said
Yon here 70 act according 10 the rules made
motion oOurteously and you ask me what difference II
makes" The Controller moved chat the minutes DC aid
The Mayor the las, word 10y saying that hey
shoud act Ike Nj. Green's motion was ios'' anu
the minutes approved as amended The Cohtioie'
then moved that IN calling the meetings OF le ho"Id'
the time OF notice should be q hours instead oi 40 ho"rs
The Mayor and Controller voted aye aAd hesSfs vance
aud Wheeler nay ; so the motion was lost Tne Con
trors motion that the rule should H. amended so that
the considerations Of the meeting shOJd not he confined
10 the business specified the call lost oy the same
vote. Mr.. WheCcr said that he would DC wiling to sus
pend the rule when necessary.
The MayOr-That is distinction without a difference.
Mr. Vance objected 10 receive other business uuder that
ru!c the other day.
MI Vance, did not.
The Mlyor-Mr Vance G.I Il my ears tod ne Alright,
ana they generally Go.
Mr. Green offered resolution authorizing the Con-
;rocr issue $1,000 OF NcwY Tx County stock, to oe
applied the payment for land taken in the matter OF
the Public Drive from Oue-hundTedand fifty -hith-st
north. This was adopted. Mr. Green then presented
rcquisition from the Department Of Puohc Works for
k45 J3 o. in meBt OF certain regular ana SPECIAL
contracts pay rolls made mp 10 july II. Nh Green
remarked that this process of issuing bonds appeared
plain. The Commissioner OF PubhC NuT"s thought
that he had the Iight to make tGesc contracts. He
would send in rcqulsiiiOn to the 30 10, TIE Board
would the bonds, and the Controller would pay
them il he could. Ii seemed very easy. The Coninl'
sloner Of Public Works increasing the publc deOt
unnecessarily. The money should be expended where
people hNcj, where they wanted improvements
and not way mp in the WOODS where per
haps carriage passed once day. ana where TIE streets
might he OF 20 years hence. The money should he
expended upOn the piers ana downtown Improvements
where II necessary. Mr.. Green moved that the
amount of bonds be placed 100000. Tie Mayor
moved purpose be defined for the piy-Tos
contracts The resolution as thus amended
was CARED. TIE Board then adjourned.
New-York tribune., 1874-07-17
MILITARY DISCIPLINE VIOLATED.

D.SGRACEFUL BEHAVIOR OF TIE SIXTH EEGIIENr
Al CREEDMooR-TnE COMMANDS OF TIE OFF,
GERS UNHEEDED.
Tne 9th Regiment, Lieut-COl. Van Wyck,
commanding, whc at CreedmOor yesterday for target
practice gave another illustration OF that want of dsc
pne and order which has characterized the excursions
OF regiments of the Second Division. The regiment
turned out with only l5O men, officers and all, and the
target practice concluded early in the day The
result was very unsatisfactory, and the scores lower
than any reported on the range To those who
witnessed the practice this appeared nothing strange
The men look upon it very amusing to fire
their rifles in doing 1t seemed totally obliyOus OF
the fact that there = target at the other end
OF the field which they were expected to hit,
If possible. Capt. Douglass, the Inspector, tried To
instruct them, this only seemed to amuse them the
more and his commands well as those OF their own
officers totally unheedcd. OF the $50 men at the
2OOyard range, only II qualified for the 50Oyard range
At the former range OF about was made III
possible 20. At 500 yards, with one or two exceptions,
il was little better Hts mostly chance shots. and
1t would have been difficult TO determine from which
group they were fired. Later in the afternoon many
became bosterous from free indulgence in liquor, and
then acted themselves little better than the regiment
that preceded them at the range
following the Of the II at the 5JOyard
range, showing "A team score OF i'll !:
New-York tribune., 1874-07-17

was conveyed Bellevue Hospital, where he died on
Wednesday. Deputy Coroner snyDe made post
mortem examination yesterday an found that the mans
Jaw had been fractured and that heavy blow had been
Inflicted with some blunt IDstrument upon his head
from the effects OF which he died. At the same time
mansnamed HeDry Brown, who had received equally
severe injuries myStoriOu also died at Belle
vue, aud DIR. Shine made post-murteln cNamIha
tOn of his body yesterday Brown was an Engllsnnan
age 6S and found iusensblo IN front OF NO. % watts
81 on the 9.h inst. ~ officer OF the Twenty-eghtn
Precinct. Dr. SRine found that he had received very
severe fracture of the skull causing death An lnVest
cation of these by the police OF the TwenNehtu
Precinct has been ordered, ana coroner "Sl'n % iiS
rstnnned tn inoucstS until he can learn through tue
cc so,,e lacts c,rdng the manner OF their deaths
New-York tribune., 1874-07-17
THE PRESIDENT On THE CAMP GROUND.
1Q-I D.o.;lo..4 E.-.-I
ORIIEARY NOTES

Walter Lenox died at Washington yestcr-
day. aged 81 years. He formerly prominent citi-
zen Of Washington aud IN 1850 succeeded W. W. Seaton
us Mayor Of that city.
Philetus II. Holt, a prominent flour mer-
chant of this city, whose home was in Madisonave died
on Wednesday. He was born In New Bedford, Mass,
Nov Q, 1893. and brought to New-York by his
parents and educated here. When a young man he
dealing in -four in company with his father under
the firm OF stephen Holt Son. On tho death Of
his father he became the head of the firm, which
known theneeforward as T. III. Holt * Co. Much Of the
pulse which the eth Regiment received In the early
part Of ts existence Ia said TO have from Mr. Holt
who enthusiast In military matters The funeral
will take PLACE at " ~ H. to-day fom ~ Bartholomew
Church
New-York tribune., 1874-07-17

measured Ais scales charged his clerk Is for thelr
serviceA n he had been present he would not have
paiC them anything. He uses his seals only as par VI
that they are therefore not subject to examination Dy
the sealers. He spoke the Mayor about IL,
Intending 10 abide by his decision. He did not believe
that any charge should be made Last year when doing
bnsue IN New York. the sealers came ana iHeasred
his scales hut he refused TO pay them and referred the
matter 70 Mayor Havemeyer who did not obige him TO
ih9t he ought 10 do So but he does look upon as
LEGAL or az least as q ri ghtful demand.
The sealers Tor tLs for the western Dlstct are
peer Ftzparlck and John Cuhanc, for the Eastern
Iistriet Thomas Bowers and Patrick MuaghdD. They
claim that the law allows them To MAKE thc cnhtgcs
which they present on their bills. ana the variation In
fhe rate charged for platform scales Is ascrDed TO tc
difference In the OF the scales. According 10 MI
De witt the only law regulating the subject Is that o
the Stale statutes already quoted.
New-York tribune., 1874-07-17
THE BOARD OF PHARMACY.

The Board of Pharmacy held their quarterly
meeting in the rooms OF the College OF Pharmacy in the
University building. at Waverley and University places
last evening Paul BalluG presided and the usual bust
Of the Board transacted. The report Of the
Board showed that lo4 persons presented themselves
for examination apothecaries, dispensers OF medi
cDes, and assistants II passed. and Ss were rejected
There we're candidates for the Boards certificate IL
sPplIe9 ty second Two ieF ,siId, saa one Tor
New-York tribune., 1874-07-17
THE PHILADELPHIA CHILD-sTEALING CASE

PHILADELPHIA, July 16.-A private detee-
tive in this ctyarres,ed to-day man named Cbrsto-
pher Wooster suspected Of being OF the persons ~
pcated IN the Ross cnildstealiug He Is IN Jail
awaiting further investigation. He was to-'ay taken
before the elder OF Mr. Ross, who cu;ced into
the wagon of the abducors. but was subsequently, let
out in the Richmond district, but the hoy could not
identify him. Ii is hot asserted that Wooster was one
of the persons who actually abducted the ID but u -
suspected that he had II hand in the matter A lew
days will determine whether lie mad Or not any actual
anticipation in the case.
New-York tribune., 1874-07-17
POLICE NOTES.

Charles Dunn of No. Is Hamilton-st., while asleep
No as RIVER yesterday m,ug fell 0SeTuo4ni snd
drowned
Martha Kenneck, age g. of No. 333 East Twenty
TVenty-sI.L. AID lrst4e
yesterday, and received severe internal injuries
William Dunner, age II. of No. 542 West Fifty
fOudhst while incoming tie aison
9aload FyoGT,hst aud Eventhlve ,esslay, tel
beue the nd Gad his leg badly
New-York tribune., 1874-07-17
LECTURES AND MEETINGS.

A meeting of delegates of the Roman
Catholic and Father Mathew Temperance Associations
held il ST. stephens Church last evening Tie OBJ
iect the meeting take decisive steps toward
the erection in Central Park or statue II Father
Ma thew. The Rev. Dr. McGlynn was authorized TO
superlutend the project, aud he pledged himself to
secure It's speedy success.
New-York tribune., 1874-07-17

Fifth Avenue HofeL-COmmodore James OkanG, a.
Eayy; Congressman o. stssard Of ssour ne hr . !"
Sbsrne pb Schenck jr oi syton ONO
Gr1nd Centrs Hoe-Gel Jane. M Robertson = Ar' TX
nan Hops-Iier Commander W G. Wise u = Navy H' g
" Reilly of Psnt. Nor YOrk Hotei-EE Cor
Jereke Of Rhode Issnd..I Etfoias HonI.is''o ~ ~
Pr eht Pnadcph Wilmington, and Dat~"'e IA " W.
aui John W. Young Of Utah
New-York tribune., 1874-07-17
CRIMES AND cAsUALrIEs-BY TELEGRAPH.

AT Belfast, Ne. on Wednesday two small
boys Russell Howard ihe river
dry goods box, which cApL keane rescued bat hosaid ss
drowned.
1.-The woman who jumped from the steamer
Long when Bay Wednesday % u -
Miss Cars W Corey aDost 81 years o ops
OF the oldest citizens Of Providence
...John Kaiser a shoemaker at Franklin, Ohio,
erde drunken spree Wednesday sooIs Us
wife aud Instantly kns he sul then putting the iol be o"a
head he hred twice died immediately
New-York tribune., 1874-07-17
TWO NYsrERIoUt DEATHS.

On the night of July 10 Niliam Lyncn'
painter age 2s, whose residence Is Il eu as ~ .,
fry, found by officer Of the TIVE uS
<iIe. lying w the street IN al iaselsR.s stVt'' "AN
New-York tribune., 1874-07-17
HOME NE VS..
Prominent ARRIVALS.

THERMOMETERS, YESTERDAY. AT HUDSursi IN BRpAD"h'
s,m-s2' Noon-v0' 3 n--s6' hiugbs-72.
New-York tribune., 1874-07-17
LONG ISLAND.

SHELTER IsLAND.-Ihe following named
yachts anchored of the Manhsuget House Tie
FIeetwiDg. owned by Commodore Osgood Sea Witch.
Capt Slott Bonita, Frank Lord Eddie. Capt Hughes
aud the Alert. Among tho guests at the Manhauset
House the following: l.. T. Lawrence and family
John N. Zonga and family. Samuel Colgate and family
J. III. Sweetser aud family. George W. Doberdois and
family. Richard Berry aud family. Mrs. James Jowneay
aud ]. T. Taylor OF New York Mrs W. Billiard ana son
Buffalo, N. Y. Ms: Dr. Hall, Chicago, III. j. r. Potts
aud Nlfe, Albany, \. Vi ~ Brown, ,P0ughkeepsic "