New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-06

cratic quarrel.
Finnerty Hall was quite lively last night,
made so by the assembling Of fully 100
regular voters. Ratification was INDUCED
in freely, but not single knock down. Mr..
F. Flicker is president.
Another Democratic meeting was held on
Clara street. third ward, between Perdido
and Gravier streets, for the purpose OF or
ganizlng Just one more club Of that ilk
Mr.. A. McEvoy was chosen to preside.
Nor MEETING.-An announcement ap-
peared in the afternoon papers yesterday
that there would be a meeting of the
Colored Conservative Club Of the first
ward at Browns Hall, corner OF Melpomene
and Prytania streets, at half-past seven
o'clock in the evening. TWAS signed, by or
der of L. E Metz, president; Nicholas Hopes
secretary" A REPUBLICAN reporter waited
nearly an hour about the vicinity, but the
hall was not lighted, and he was unable to
find any colored Conservatives in the region
who knew anything of the meeting. This
is not the first instance that has come to our
knowledge of flaming announcement OF
Colored Democratic Conservative meet
ing which never took place. The colored
people are not joining the II amburg party
| to any great extent.
GERMAN Recommendations night, a
| large number of staunch and active
German citizens of the Third Distric.
| met at a private schoolhouse, on
! Greatmen, near Union street, for the
purpose of forming German Rspub-
lican club Of the Third District. The
meeting was called to order by Henry
Brown, who, with few appropriate re-
marks stated the object of the meeting
| Philip Schultz was nominated for tempo
rary president. and elected by reclamation
Mr.. Schultz, on taking the chair. made
stirring and we'll received address. q
Boedicker was elected secretary, By accla
nation. On motion, the president appoint
ed the following committee on constitution
and bylaws: Messrs. E. Boedicker, George
Rowold, George Haenchen and George de
Lanzac; the said committee to report al
the next meeting, which will be he'd OF
Saturday evening next. Great interes
was manifested throughout the entire
meeting.
| CHEAP LICENSES THAT ARE CcsTLY.-Th'
police have arrested James Pratt, an at
torney, and William Sochs no particula
occupation, for obtaining money by fraudu
lent representations. The story, as told b,
Sochs, is that Pratt hired him to ssel
parties who had not paid their licenses ant
tell them that he was properly authorized
to issue city, States and United State
licenses at great discount. Sochs succeed
ing in inducing several store keepers t
give him money, for which he furnished
receipt that was worth as much as tn
paper it was written on-no more. Mr.. "
II. James, employed IN the City Hal
pushed the case, assisting the detective!
When Sochs was arrested he talked as il b
{ really was innocent, telling exactly ho'
Pratt had instructed him to work, and tina
thus for he had not pocketed dollar Of til
money-Pratt taking all Of it. not eve
, paying a percentage. The case as it stand
has decidedly bad look, but Pratt puts
q general denial. There will be an invest
. CATION in few days before Judge Evans.
THE NEwsBoYs' VARIETY CLUE IN MoUR,
ING This association held meeting lat
Tuesday in memory of their departe
brother, Daniel Glynn. The society passe
resolutions of coincidence, sincerely lamen
ing the untimely and awful death of poo
young Glynn. The meeting was full on
and it was evident that all present sincerel
mourned their loss. Many young eyes wei
moist, for the boys all cherish the memor
of their frater with feelings that are ak
to love.
THE WATERMELON HOMICIDE.-The Cor
ner's jury held an inquest in the case
John Connors, found dead on st. Charlie
avenue, near Peters avenue, Wednesda
!, night. The evidence produced showed thu
!, deceased had feloniously invaded Il
premises of Mr.. J. D. Montamat to ste
watermelone, and that the owner was
waiting for robbers. Connors scaled Il
, fence near where Mr.. Montamat was hidin
and on finding himself detected, attacke
Mr.. Montamat, when the latter shot hl1
the bullet entering his mouth, causing deal
!, | Few minutes afterward. The verdict vi
ustifable homicide.
). DIED SUDDENLY-Mr. +. M. Villier, age
4 | forty-tive years, and native Of Irelan
+ died suddenly at hall-past six O'Clock
' Saturday morning, in room A, at the Ci
r Hotel. Coroner Chastant held an iDquet
n and the jury returned verdict that dea
was caused by apoplexy, superinduced
d intemperance.
BRIEF MENTIoN-The Public Scho
z Teachers Association did not mold
u monthly meeting yesterday, as there "
~ no quorum.
10 Mr.. H. Y. Osborne, the gentleman vi
Il represented the New Orleans Topographic
Union at the last meeting of the Intern
i tional Typographical Union, held in Phil
= delphia in July, arrived home yesterday.
Dummy engines will commence runni
70 on the Canal street railroad from Cl
% statute to the lake to-day.
i Vessels in port-Seven steamships, Gig
j" ships, five barks, four briggs, seven ships.
Bad boys-Thc carboys on Gravier sire
> that trouble the Bulletin gentlemen on da
l. niphts when the moon fails to keep its &C
" tract with the city to shine.
q Edward Gissus was arrested at the G.
<, ner of Common and Broad streets
v locked up in the central station by ono
o Johnson. of the suburban precinct, charg