New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-16

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cellent one.
Dogs wearing four legs and one Dark are
warned to beware Of poisoned saussges
which will soon be gratuit0usly distributed
for their private use.
Two young men Of the Second Dlstric
early yesterday morning visited the oaks 70
draw human gore-and one of them draweo.
After one of the combatants received q
slight wound in the sword arm the bellig-
Grants warmly shook hands and declared
that the bloody chasm had been fully
briaged. They shook hands and then the
fuss was ended.
The war on private markets will not be
inauyarated before next Tuesday-if then.
1t looks as if the iljunctore are either very
weak or very undecided. Daring the inte-
rim keepers of private markets remain as
cool as the weather will permit.
Lafayette and Home Hook and Ladder
Companies picnic today on the Fair
Grounds.
NEW ORLEANS PARK.-The same prepar'
ations for the satisfaction of visitors to the
City Park have been made to-day as vera
made last Sunday.
There will be music from the splendid
band, on the immense dancing platform,
erected by the Crescent City Railroad
Company from P. NJ. till 9 P. NJ. On the
stand refreshments will be furnished at
city prices. The Tchoupitoulas street cars
take passengers six miles along the river
front to the park, from the corner Of Camp
and Canal streets, and the last car does
not leave till / P. NJ.
TAXING Too Much ToLL-Under the
new lessee the Canal Carondelet Company
ia hard pressing the small fry that dares to
invade the water of that natural stream,
BAYOU St. John. Even the smallest pi-
rogue that passes inside bridge must pay
toll. This thing has become so monotonous
that the sufferers are inclined to ask by
what right anybody demands toll. Some
of the vi TINS have declared an intention
to take the case into court, rather than to
longer suffer TIE imposition. Bayou st.
John is a natural stream and natural
drain, and if the company ever possessed a
right to tax those who travel on it, that
privilege must have become obsolete years
ago, The bridges over that stream belong
10 the city, and have always been an ex-
pense 10 her. Can not the present city ad.
ministration leave good mark behind it
bv at least making an effort to give the
people their rights in this matter!
WATER BAT1LE.-Two Of the boys Of W.
C. Shepard's store got excited yesterday
over the question which could pump. the
best with one CT the pretty portable .rden
spriuklers. Orc was colored, the other
white and they backed themselves heavily
for squirt gun contest. The duel came
in the evening in front Of the store on Com.
mon street. Each was supplied with a
pump and two buckets of water and they
washed each other theoretically for ten
minutes with short rests between tine
rounds. The combat was over before the
buckets were empty. and our colored friend
being the larger held out the longest, his
discharges Of water going straight to the
mark and deiuging his antagonist every
time, while the latter became tired, lost hif
range and finally gave up. 1t was under
stood, however, that the challenge ia to be
repeated aud next time he will make bis
adversary as wet as drowned cat.
THE B'NAI BIRTH FEsTIvAL.-The Sum
meningitis festival given last night at Car
rollton gardens by Gulf Lodge No. -
Independent Order B'nai Birth, which wss
complimentary, and for the entertainment.
of friends, proved TO be one of the most
pleasant out-of-doo- entertainments of the
season. programme of popular music
was performed for the promenade concert
then came the display of eight elaborate
pieces of fireworks, and after that the ball
which continued into the small hours O.
Sunday morning.