The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-07

repairs to the roadway, good deal
might be done little by little.
The completion of the great ice mai
ufacturing concern on Delord street Is
progressing slowly. 1t is barely possi-
BILE that it may go into operation this
summer.
At Leeds faaafsry another seventy
six inch cylinder cotton press was cast
last Saturday, and the work on the
others goes bravely on.
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The contestation in the Tenth Ward
is limited to two Of the candidates as
delegates to the Parish COMMITTEES Mr..
Sehiieber was elected on the OLeary
ticket. and there Is tie between Mr..
Blake, who was on the O'Leary ticket,
and Mr.. WiemaL n, who wason the Ma
honey ticket.
Whilst half dozen or more gentle
men are named for the first place on the
Democratic Conservative State ticket,
there Is not single one named for the
second. The inference, however, can
not be that there are no candidates for
Lieutenant Governor.
The Original" Louisiana taffey ped
dier having become disausted with the
number OF competitors which he finds
on Canal street, has removed his three
legged establishment to the neighbor-
hood Of Magazine Market. His enter
prise lends activity to the locality.
Another booth is being erected "over
the water" along the protection levee
ut Hoyt's lake end. Whether it is on
condition Of keeping the levee and walk
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condition would be, to say the least,
fair enough.
Without wishing to insinuate any
thing against the gentlemen recon-
mended by the New Orleans bar for the
District Court Judgeships, none Of which
recommendations are In the least OBJ
jectionable, 1t is claimed that 1t might
have been better had the lawyers re-
commended two or three for each court
The town Of Vaudeville has had its
event this week. A young negro was
drowned by falling into the lake off the
wharf of one of the bathing houses
About two years ago three or four young
men, while dressing aftera bath al the
same spot, were stunned by lightning.
Hence the wharf Is called unlucky and
is Stunned by the Mandevillians
Whilst the Pontchartrain railroad
company has reduced its fare to twenty
cents to and from the lake, it still in
sists on issuing tickets for the trip, and
calls them excursion tickets, good for
one day only" Thereby, as of old the
visitors to the watering places, who do
not return on the same day, have to pay
forty cents for ride that costs other
people one-half that sum The COM
pany does not even take into considera-
ton that its patrons living across the
lake during the summer months pay 1t
a great deal of money for freight, which
ought to entitle them to the liberality
extended to " excursioniSts."
And now it Is rumored that Mr.. Chas.
Morgan intends to purchase the Span
sh Fort Railroad, and in connection
with 1t to establish u line Of steamers to
the watering places of the sound.
1t is asked whether there will be a
regular French Opera troupe in New Or
leans during the next season. There
will not be, but 1t Is contemplated to
have thsee months season in 1s77-7S.
The engagements having to be made for
six months at least, the remainder OF
the time would be occupied in travel
iHS Inc bIOupG bn1po5ii ehO t1@btIo.
A colored Democratic-Co Conservative
Club il in course or organization in the
Seventh Ward, with nearly one hun
dred names on the roll.
Mr.. r. S. Hardee, City Surveyor, is
again off on the Dix on u tour OF explo-
ration Of the lake, regarding the effects
Of the Bonnet Care creyasse.
During the storm this morning the
flag of the Republican office, bearing the
names of Hayes and Wheeler, was rent
in its entire width near the wire TO Whlch
it was attached, and fell in the gutter:
The event was only a foreboding OF
what will occur when the political storm
arises in November next.
The Board of Health met yesterday
afternoon. After providing q UNIT OF
six davs' detention of vessels coming
from infected ports, the Board elected
the following officers: DR.. Ewes, Resi-
dent Physician at Atchafalaya Station,
and Dr. Herndon at Fort PIKE, at
salary Of $3.50 per month.
DR. Gaudet informed the Board that
every house in which yellow fever had
occurred last year had since been spe-
cially fumigated. One thousand gallons
Of carbolic acid have been asked the city
authorities for purposes OF dislnfectlon.
Mr.. Horace Phillips, as chief engineer
of the fire department oil the Sixth DIS
trict, and Messrs. George Petz and John
Munich. as assistants, received their
commissions yesterday from the Mayor.
Attention Fishermen.
The disciples Of Tx Walton will ENJOY
lively time just now, If they "cast their
lines'' at Miller's Bayou. The finny
dwellers in the briny deep are so raven
Gus that even the most inexperienced
fisherman can make days work that
will do for q months Dragging. A small
party returned from Miller's last Sun
day with nearly two hundred trophies,
the most OF which were splendid green