The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-02
ON DIT.

THE signing and recording Of the wharf
lease by the city was a rather rapid proceed
ing. 1t was nicely fixed before notice OF the
suspensive appeal in the Van Houten case
granted by the Supreme Court was served.
j.. The closing exercises of st. Peters
school, on Marigny street, near Dauphine'
will take place on Friday, July 2, at 6 o'clock
P. M. A pleasant evening is in store fol
friends and guests.
-. The members of Aurora Benevolent
Association Will entertain their friends to.
night at Carrollton Gardens. There is to be o
Promenade Concert and Soiree Dansante, and
all arrangements have been perfected. The
steamer La Belle will convey visitors both
ways.
The young rascals who amuse them
selves stripping the bark from the pretty
willow trees which are growing SO nicely
along many Of our public drives, and which
were planted by Surveyor Bell during his
administration, ought to be caught and run
into the Work-House. They use the bark for
making bird traps or cages.
-. The New Orleans Rifle Club will, on
July 4th, provide excellent sport for the rifle
men of our city. Magnolia shooting park is
to be made the scene Of contest for the best
rifle shooting. Elegant prizes have been pro-
cured and will be awarded the victors. Three
of these, including the Parker medal, may be
seen in the show window Of Eyrich's book
store, No. 100 Canal street.
=. The unqualified success attained by the
Napoleon Avenue Presbyterian Church, at
their Rainbow Cantata and Concert, given a
short time ago, and the oft repeated desire ex-
pressed by the audience present on that occa-
sion for a repetition have induced the ladies
to give another similar entertainment. Tues
day evening, July 6, has been SET apart for
the occasion, and renewed efforts will be
made to give even greater pleasure to guests
than on the first evening.
-. Those persons who remember Wash
ington Avenue as smooth and delightful
shell road-the best in the city, and possibly
in the world-should steer clear Of it now, un-
less they wish to shed tears over its departed
glory At present it is a combination of ruts,
ballast, gravel and mud, travelling over which
is calculated to promote profanity and good
digestion. If the road continues to improve
backwards, it would be we'll to erect signs at
both ends containing Dante's inscription over
the gates Of He'll
. Since the Sanitary and Excavating
Company have obtained control of the nui-
sance wharves the night soil men have been
dumping the contents Of their carts in the
drainage canals back of the city. The police
are on the lookout for them.
En- passant, the Sanitary Company are now
building air.hght barges to receive the offal,
which barges they propose to tow long dis
lance below the city, where the contents will
be dumped into the river. This will con-
tinue until the company erects its poudrette
works for utilizing the offai.
-. The private market men seem, thus
far, to have the best of the war, for, although
quite number of them have been arrested,
and have been placed under bonds to appear
and answer to the charge of violating the free
market law, they have all furnished bond and
are conducting their business. Administra-
tor Llndry says that Superintendent Of
Police Loan should close their establishments,
and Supt Loan says that he does not look at
it in that way, and that Administrator Landry
should do it, and there it is.
The private market men will DO arraigned
for trial in about ten days, but it is question
able whether jury can be obtained to con-
Wet them, even if the offense as charged is
proven.
As the matter stands now, it looks as if the
city will be the only sufferer, for as long as
the free market men continue their business,
the lessees of the public markets will refuse
to pay the rents, and in addition there is a
probability that they will institute suit against
the city for damages.
Mr.. Keys, the gentleman who disap-
peared so mysteriously about two weeks ago.
and who left wife and two daughters unpro-
vided for, has not been heard from since he
was seen on the Jackson Railroad by Mr..
Wetmore. His family are plunged in the
deepest distress, and are entirely unable to
account for his action except upon the
hypothesis that he has lost his mind. He
was a good husband, kind and tender
father and very highly esteemed by his en-
ployers, the proprietors of the Ocean Saw
Mill, in whose hands he left larger sum
than with which he decamped. 1t is some
what remarkable that the police authorities
can learn nothing of the whereabouts of Mr..
Keys.
....T Those Burgundy street women, those
of them that are not in prison, have of late
been comparatively quiet, for they have
learned to appreciate the fact that sit does
not pay" to be brought up before Judge Gasti-
nell little ''fun" costs too much. Bur
gundy street. however, is not as peaceful as
it should be, for there is certain class of
young men, who, thinking that the Law is
only for the degraded women, amuse them
selves by insulting and abuoing them, and
raising disturbances.
Four of this class were arraigned before
Judge Gastinel this morning, and in default