The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-23


with some danger to the revenue, col
lector Of customs are dircctedto care
fully comply with all the regulations
upon the subject now In force, and tt
require vigilance on the part Of theil
subordlnntcs Ia preventing any infrac
tions thereof
NEW YORK.
New YoNK. Dee. - Paris dispatch
says: The last OF the life Senators ol
France was elected by the Assembly
yesterday, thus completing the Upper
Chamber.
IL ~ claimed by those connected with
the Order Of the American Union that
IL has fully 1900 members in Ohio alone
nnd that It's strength In other States has
been greatly underestimate.
The Sbcriif's jury, charged with the
duty OF determining the sanity of q. u.
Fox. the weIl-knowu l,antomimist. have
decided unanimously that he Is u luna.
Tie, and Il commitment to the Mclcai,
Insane Asylum. near Boston. has been
made. Fox leaves his wife and daugh.
ter destitute.
Recruiting by the Spanish Govern
ment for tho Spanish army IN Cuba Is
said 10 bc going on IN this city, The re.
cruits being principally destitute Ital-
ians. Every steamer for Havana during
the past two or three months has taken
out from five 10 eight Italians.
(!.nnpu1 Drync Ia .nna.rNnt Ian ~, Il a,
on the subject Of the lucsslge proposing
to call an en- p0rfe council In the event
of Plymouth Church to have her case
adjudged by mutual counsel, said
it was Mrs. Moulton's intention 10.
In ~ few days, repeat her invitation
10 Plymouth Church 20 have their six
and her four propositions considered
before u mutual council, nnd failing
that body's acceptance, sho would lay
her propositions before u council of
ministers OF her own selection.
william II. Mortimer, arrested In
brooklyn several days ago for tho
robbery OF tho County Treasurcr's
Office In Toledo. o.. was to-day handed
over to Toledo detectives. and started
for that city tonight.
The steamer Vera Cruz has arrived
below.
Adolph Lewis. diios Lewis Brodt, the
notorious forger, was arrested here last
night. He Is u German, and has CON-
mitted numerous forgeries throughout
the county, for which he has served
several terms In prison. He was re-
mandcd for trial.
New YoRK. Dee. 22-To Alfred Moul-
ton: The steamship New Orleans, Capt.
Dearborn, arrived this afternoon.
The steamship Pommerania. from
Hamburg, arrived at Sandy Hook to-
night.
BROOKLYN.
Brooklyn. Dec. 22. Henry G. Bowen 's
libel suit against the Brooklyn Daiiy
Edgie was resumed this morning There
was u large attendance OF lawyers and
politicians, as well as members OF
Plymouth Church Among the spccti,-
tors was Jacob B. Murray. usher Of
Plymouth Church, who gave testimony
The trial Is still progressing.
A Polish Jewcss murder case was re-
s,imcd this evening.
Brooklyn Democratic committees
have been reorganized.
In the libel suit Of Henry G. Bowen
vs. the Brooklyn Eagle to-day the de.
fcnse rested their case, after calling sew
eral witnesses to testify to plaintiff i
character. Among them were jacob
h. Murray, usher OF Plymouth Church,
Rev Ed. Eggleston. Louis Palmer and
Alexander Studwell. who spoke of Bow
ems reputation as doubtful. The pro-
duction of evidence In rebuttal was then
began.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Dec. %. 1t Is positively
known that during the past week the
officials or the Northwestern Road have
been in consultation with the managers
OF the Iowa lines, and that at these con
fcrences the possibility that the North
western Road was to carry all the
through California business had been
considered. II Is stated that the pro-
posed plan has been laid plainly before
the managers Of the other roads, In
order that arrangements previously OK
isting between the roads should not
be disturbed and that the past might
be continued on all through Omaha
routes. Nothing definite as to the re-
suit of these conferences Is known, but
IL is apparent some movement is on foot
whereby the business of the Union Pa
ciiic road will be given to one Of the
three Iowa lines, and from state
ments which have been made II Is be
licvcd the Northwestern road will re-
ceive the freight
The election Of Judge Dickey, Inde
pendent, forthc Supreme Court, Is Sc
cured by over 5000 majority in the
county.
The Adiutant General OF this State
to- day issued an order consolidating all
military companies organized in the
State under the militia law into regi
mcnts or battalions. There are now
seven regiments, with 1856 fully equip
ped men, and Gen. A. Q. Ducal of this
city is in command OF the whole.
Severing Sallie Worthing, daughter
OF Justice David Davis,and Henry Stuart
Swayne, also OF the Supreme bench