New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-28
Local Intelligence.

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Acting Superintendent Badly and the other
police commissioners to procure money for
policemen, and the task has not been a
smooth or Q pleasant one. A delegation of
officers from the several precincts waited
| on Governor Kellogg yesterday. and re-
ceved the answer that sum sufficient TO
nav one months roll had been secured and
| that it would be disbursed to day. There
are men on the force, it is said, who are not
actually in need OF funds at this date, and
| such names will be passed over until the
| treasury is better supplied with currency.
| If possible. Treasurer Bray will pay TO-
| day-certainly tomorrow.
A LEGAL OPINION WANTED.-{teins 60 in
| grooves, as tor instance press reporters,
| during 2 week or more, find that there 10 a
| regular run on murders, then suicides, fires,
| elopements, accidents of . peculiar kind,
| etc, and so determined are these things
| that regular news gatherers can almost pre-
diet in the morning what kind ~ an sm-
| portant item will be obtained before the
paper goes to press. just now The rage 10
| judicial opinions on all sorts OF subjects.
which reminds US of something that should
of New Orleans is armless. therefore
| has no hands with which to write. lie
! recently purchased piece Of real
estate, making partial cash pay
ment, giving mortgage notes tor the
balance. Although armlees, he wrote the
notes himself. using his toes for pen hold
er Now, the judicial opinion desired is:
! Are those documents notes OF hama II any
| one or more Of our facile lawyers will
| without charge, send us q written opinion,
something like those given on DISPUTED
| political questions, we will publish 1t freely
for the benefit of mankind. Perhaps this ID
| of as much Importance az some OF the
queer questions sprung on the public, and
as full of meat. As long as people will bt
absurd, let US have something stupid, funny
ALTOGETHER Too SPoRTIvE.-Willian
and Manuel Hara, one eleven and the Other
thirteen years old, found it exceedingly
pleasant sport to annoy Mrs. Mary Noblet
who resides on Chartres, between st. Louii
and Cont streets. For several days they
lost no opportunity to render her exister q
miserable, and if an opportunity die. not
occur they would create one The Las
were as full of mischief as possible. bv ! taus
| carried their fun too far, Tor HhicL 49,
we're landed in prison cell. Last $,n saos
they actually assaulted and batteied tn
Madame, which gave that persecute6
| woman fai. chance to reta!iate in d prcpel
manner. She made an affidavit and caused
them to be arrested. They now think thai
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! funny az il might be.
FiRE.s ALGlExs.-Ae haif.pas: slev ei
O'Clock Monday night double house, a
the corner Of Elnira and Peters streets
owned 10y Mrr. Black, and partly occupied
by Mr.. K. Allen. was entirely destroyed b,
fire. Mr. Allen lost nearly all mis- furnii
ture. and hardly succeeded in carrying of
some clothing The loss will amount t,
abou: $1,000, and there was no insurance.
BRAVE FELLows.-C +. Dayton, Johl
Sanders and George Wolfe displayed wka
kind Of men they are by humping Jenn.
jackson at the corner OF Basin and Custom
| house streets, and perhaps would hav'
made sausage meat out OF her preciou
body had not officer Short stopped sucl
cruelty to animals by arresting the assail
ants.
/ SECOND WARD REPUBLfCANs.-The re-
gular meeting Of the Republican Contra
Club of the second ward OF this parish tool
place last evening.
After the regular business of the club wal
transacted, Colonel James Lewis, the Re
publican candidate for Administrator O
improvements, WAS called upon to address
the club. Colonel Lewis occupied the at
tention of his audience tor about thirty
minutes, reviewing in his speech the present
|
forcing his arguments with suggestive and
practical adyices to his numerous friends il
the second ward.
He was followed by General r. Morris
Chester and Hon. Henry e. Dbble who
in their usual characteristic style brought
forth repeated applause.
MEETING IN THE TENTH WARD.-The Re
publicans of the tenth ward assembled IN
regular meeting at eight o'clock last night
President Kyser, in the chair. During the
transaction of routine business the Hon
Henry c. Dibble entered the hall and was
received with deafening cheers Of applause
He was called upon to speak and delivered
one of his ablest and most eloquent ad
dresses. The Hon. J. X. G.. Pitkin folio we'd
Judge Dibble with an elaborate effort
The next speaker was Colonel James Lewis
who addressed the club in his usual ia
miliar style, and was frequently appiauded
General T. Morris Chester then took the
stand and delivered very interesting dis
| course.
The Weather and Rivers.