The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-28
VARIETIES.

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Gerry man g wares were at issue. and. on
an attachment being issued, 1t was
found that the store was empty. owing
| to the enterprise of the vigilant store
keeper. A lady was on the stand, and.
being badgered by one of the attorneys,
who thought that she took an UNUSUAL
interest in revealing the process OF re-
moving the goods from the store.
Madam. - he asked her. "did you see
anybody carry away goods from the
grocery - This question was put sew
eral times, and each time the answer
was in the affirmative. and person Of
the neighhorhood named as the eo-oon-
srirator. "Did You see anybody else
take any groceries from the store2' he
again asked. Yes, the policeman on
the beatf' " Anybody else ?" Yes,
Yourself. with package large enough
To be hauled in hand -cartl" The
attorney subsidized
The cigar importers. or at least many
Of them. are cudgeling their brains to
discover who is the acoomplioe Of Her
wig in the alleged conspiracy to defraud
the Government Last night five or six
of them we're seen sitting on the bulk
heads on tho wharves. endeavoring TO
refresh their memories lest they might
he implicated themselves without know
ing H.
One Of the favorable features in the
Fehrsnhach whisky case is thdgenerally
admitted fact that il he ever made
money illeeitimately he has never
shown II. nor does he seem to have any
now. This ease does not apply to many
others, however.
There is a dressmaker in this city
who attends to her business regularly.
aud has no little reputation for taste
and talent. And yet she is mouomaniac.
| Ask her how she feels and YOU destroy
| her comfort for the time being. She
will Immediately give signs of great un-
easiness. aud viii inform YOU that her
| trouble is caused by Bourbon street
baker. who is in her stomach She
can I explain. however. how he got in
! there
The Carondelet street brokers may
expect to reap - rich harvee' now that
| the city markets are offered for sale for
scrip It's ~ good thing for them. for
business has been quite dull Of late il
eity obligations If this kind
| The fine building situated nj the cor
uer Of Canal aud Exchanges Alley. and
recently occupied hv the Bank of Amer
lea. was sold under tho hammer vester-
day for SG5 900. " was purchased for
account Of tho Citizens Savings Bank
The Carondelet street brokers were
| quito taken ahnrk when they heard oI
the petition of Messrs Ellerinan & Co
requesting nf the Council modification
of their contract They now ascrbe the
object OF the petition simply to an
attempt To bear the market in wharf
bonds
One of our neighhors says editoriallv .
olive us men. not measures He for
gets that we have frequently stood near
bs when ne was taking drink.
Manager Tayleure. in communica-
tion to the Picduune, represents that the
total losses Of the Varieties Theatre
last season amounted To $i4pO during
the dramatic season proper, s22ip in
travelling with the company through
Texas and Sls67 by the Opern Boutfe
Company. Owens management lost
s27 900 and Barrett's s1a.0p.
At a meeting of the Cotton Exchange
held yesterday afternoon. Gen. J r.
Hood agent Of the Life Association Of
America. stated that he had in sixty
days received positive assurances Of n
sufficient amount of premiums tn mike
no $bo.po0. or one half of the amount
necessary to ereut tho proposed new
Cotton Exchange Steps were taken by
tho Exchanges to obtain the additional
ahO. 900
Sheriff Waggaman has been epioined
from seizing the State House for city
taxes. The petition shows that the ST
Louis Hotel, AZ H. is called In tho
seizure. was the property of the State
and was not subject To taxation by tho
city at the time the tax WAS levied.