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eo,ne of them rot ont, hut most of then. were
Nifef. went to tho cngnc.1oue aMu i.va. W..
thefc could see the wreck. one cnEino Was
m tho pJcr, and tho other and the ears Tete t1l
nilci nm II HETEROGENEOUS mass. burning Ike
bonfire, anl In Tho flames we're % arms sng tost ha
wildly for como nssistancc: a great many nau
jumped overheard whsFe tG W..es rrcas WI seg
them were frozen to death or dsoxnetL
From thc time left the car until saw ne
names It as about ten minutes, ami any who
ware saved must !'ave been sasea ~ '1at at,n,es
when icft and went up to the hotel. beiofe t
Wsnt enw some Of The rescued injured lying
around In the snow and some IN 'he ensne'
house. <,...o ma, ~boac
nsmc don't know, about ten minutes before
The accident, when ho said he was u!en aua
ordered his bed made. A few minutes !. at.er nS
got 10 bed tho fall came an1 h. h. W. w. 5 5amhc hac1,
'oIH n idn shs oiel es tero were three physicians s
busy. and tho building 1esounded With the
bula did every in their power to relieve tho
agony. .
II should say at least ninety persons Wefe
kle outright and aeou. ten ie@ t III eseape
Of the man who lost his foot.
IA jadr, who WAS thrown pretty close to mo
in the fall, told me TO take cara Of myscH III"
nssj' saw AVN Mr. Earl In the engine room, wander
Ing around, ~ though out ot his mimi. ~ M n4s IT,
ragged, but did not appear to be hurt at aii u no
waatcl, no t9 lie down. don't kno" "nA' 0e
Cant. Do Haven Is an old resident OF this city,
from which he has been absent enec le.s: 5 ~ =
married n Miss Bgelow. Whose father oWnea ;"
House stands, and when The property was con on
ticmncd IN 1873 Capt. De fInsen received on oe-
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DEMOCRATS AND CHRISTIANS.

NEW Yoax, Dcc- 1.-Who will nov ray that
our colorcI citizens are incapable Of exercising
tho elective franchise, since colosed church st
tbs South has excornMuuIcated member for
voting tho Democratic t1ckctt AL febels aFe
Democrats, and all Democrats aEe sympathisers
with rebellion aud slavery, aud with The atroc1-
ties Of Andrrsonyillu md Fort Pillow. how,
then, ran Democratic voter be = member VI
Christian ehlrchl Our eolofva brothers arc
suuul. !. 81. H.
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GaaHAAl. PABsEE0E1-A0ENT MORSE AND sufEA'
IfTENDEHr PARSONS

oarHnAr, PAssEy0ER-AGENT MORSE AND strEn'
.,,,, ndssDlI a1cc. a,i a,v ~ Yesterday, scna,ns
Me,o ~ sn ,,ara.,no. r., rcoard Ia lie killed.
and receiving dispatcnes N fesa,n ~ ~.
injured, md missing ana furnishing s.to '.a .aano
portatfon to Ill that desired to 10 TO tne ecehe
~ the ,aaster for the purpose OF seeing or idcn-
t.,..lr oa Luz u.sun. 1a.snI. ~ -, -o,o,tvea'
tn51os .tloua. ~ sn'a;, mop,o, n Rohcrsa was
furnished transportation to Cleveland Whcrc no
desired to see a friend named c. G. Kicker. =
rouno man from Dlddelord, Nc, hut who had
recently boon eneaeca IN .oe el3a a~s ~ 49,.
York. Mr. Roberts le1t lot eleSc'auo 'a's
night. ,,.,,,o, v,ster,,ov
eunt. Parsons reeeVea e. t,p u.1pa,ffnM ~ NJ Il.
CoEgswtll had been found, but that the as, noay
OF his niece r as stu missing. Anotsa .I ~
stated that there was one BODY on noa1a 81 ~ Z
wns the body Of u victim Of the accident or not
wns not stated. hal lar
The Mrs pinEham q Chtcag9, w41 Rnaam ,,1a 'e
hr9kcn ms beea e.. .usnslnsa sdas 10 a'fs'
"A dispatch was recelse4 IT, isom u;'n., M,, r',,a at
Strong, the agent of tho Lake stose Goa Moa a. ~,
San Francisco; asX!hR 1nlo.maon " ,.a," ~, ~
ported killed. II tho afternoon alspatGm masn was
received from dcneral-supertntcnuent r' raane'
from Cleveland, stating That LaWa1a Anuss aNo
worthy a: Thompson na IL ~ n''taI hom he
MF. Trustworthy sitting up ana uoHe ,srnt. "In
Thompson and Willard were IN M equally lasor-
able why. -
MOTT ts lno,hcr an 1its Inv Of
Of the loss Of tho wtc inolnet, ana .t.e =, % hn M
Mr.. Marstou, General bageage-Mastef a. ,!1. .no
Michigan Southern depot, was only TOO certainty
confirmed yesterday. Mr. Masston ias gone o'
to bring back the remains OF his iu'tn ~ o ',o1 -,
Nothing 1urtHef mas Wcn ttafA ~ icEntu ~
Mr l.ogers, the coalealer IS not I ps't.ssy '1
known that he was on tho tfalh, pas nc "as
J. expected home Friday night, and Ills failure to
urrivc has causel great anxiety amone 'no
,!r,nbcrs Of hts family;
Nothing further has been ne heard anoat =. ~: y,
Eln,orc, 1T Port Howard. VIE, the Agent ~
tho Ch!engo g. Northwestern hntsoad, WIN "ss
supposed to uc on tho train.
Mis-. RICHARDS:
Mr.. F. Il. Spear received telegram oatulaa1 y,
fost a Ashtaoia sayng she nau @ IT, thorsfnr, u
Sar.
ANOTHER VICTIM.
Frank A, HotlgkinR, of Bangor, Me-, only son
and only chilli Ut j. N. lloagktns. Esq, "aa on
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from tho wreck. At lalf-past .. IN. the long
dreaded clisis ca1nr, aud tho mizzen-1uast went
by the board With u crash, carryiug tho main
mast With It. A tremendous swell had struck
the Circasslan ait, aud ruiseI lef very high,
Whcn 1t rseeded shs thumped heartily, and tho
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| q place upon which to camn for the
might, passed into Bayou st. John and
landed where now the fort stands.
Camp fires were built, the sturdy roWers
r6clined at full length on the shell bank,
/ and cdnzones OF Catalonia startled for
the first time the wakeful mocking. bird
and sedate owl grimly looking down
from his cypress bough. 1t was deter
mined, the spot being favorable. for a
harbor, there to make a post, and shortly
afterwards the present fort was CON-
menced.
Looking to the eastward the drowsy
little town of Milneburg. with it's long
wharf, its dots OF houses and wealth OF
trees and shrubbery can be plainly seen,
sort Of after-touch of painter to this
old masters sketch, the fort itself.
If association could give to the dab
bier in those tricky things called
rhymes the affiatus for O Louisiana
poem, this lonely spot would be the
ground for it. If beautiful sunsets,
weird, peculiar scenery could touch the
inner chord Of that mystical instrument,
the mind, and awaken an Holian noe
turne of past deeds and past traditions,
then would the old Spanish Fort be the
spot where such agencies would surely
operate.
The scene is like one Of Claque's can
vases. There hangs about 1t a dreamy
atmosphere that seems to call for rest.
As night comes on the swamps draw
about them hazy veil of mist, the lake
becomes dark broad patch upon the
earth, whilst over head
"The floor OF heaven
So thick inlaid with patiues of bright gold"
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PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE.

The American District Telegraph Com
pany and Underwriters salvage
Corps.
1t is a we'll known fact that the most
destructive fires might in their begin
ming have been easily extinguished il
assistance could have been promptly
obtained.
AS usual thing tits not fair to expect
the best regulated fire department to
get to work upon the flames within
twenty minutes Of the time of discover
ing the fire.
In that time the raging element has
a chance of making such Roadway that
it is almost impossible to arrest it.
With the district telegraph fire alarm,
however, there Is no time lost.
By moving the little crank all the
way round to the word fire, and letting
it GO, the existence of the fire and the
number of the house are indicated at
district headquarters, and thence the
alarm is transmitted by telegraph to
the residences Of the Chief Engineer OF
the Fire Department., and captain and
firemen of the insurance salvage corps,
which will arrive in from three to seven
by reason Of unusually iDhammable
material, the fire be especially danger
Gus, the fire department being notified,
there will be no lack of assistance.
In many cases incipient fires have
been extinguished almost without the
knowledge Of the neighborhood, SO
quick and quiet is the alarm and sal
wage corps. The first five minutes at
a fire are worth the next five hours"
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kissing on Wheels.

Canal street was enlivened yesterday
by little incident not often seen on
that generally gay boulevard. About
half past five o'clock In the afternoon,
an open carriage, containing two occu-
pants. drove leisurely out past Caronde-
let street, the driver of which was ap-
parently utterly oblivious Of the affec-
tionate scene going on in his vehicle.
The two occupants We're man and a
woman, or wisey- werser. The lady, for
some cause or other, forgot for the time
being the fact that they were on one
OF our central streets, and in the
shadow of the buildings imagined
they were passing down some
forest road. We say she forgot,
and it is put thus out of charity,
for when the carriage reached a point
opposite the Orleans Club the rather
good looking damsel threw her arms
around her impassive companions neck
and gave him four or five passionate
smacks. The sound startled the police
man on the beat, who thought somebody
was swapping caps, and somebody else
and the bystanders looked admiringly
on, wondering why this sudden demon.
stration. The peanut boy cheered, and
the young gent who dispenses taffy
candy to sweet-toothed urehins, dropped
a stick of his ware on the sidewalk at
the remarkable exhibition.
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Politics and the weather.

Yesterday the sun rose bright and
early (when we say early, we mean a
little earlier than he has been doing
during the winter months), and the
wind blew directly from the north. The
azure Of the sky was unstained by a
single cloud, and the morning would
have been considered lovely had it been
a winter morning. AS it was, however,
the weather was little too chilly for
spring outpourings of the heart and the
healthy growth of stubble. Butstuoble
is an item peculiarly belonging to
the country, and arouses no feel
ing in the breasts Of CUR local
news readers. AS for outpourings of the
heart they may to certain extent have
been interferred with by the north
wind, but we have no doubt that the
proceedings at the various picnics,
where one-half were young and the
other half beautiful, counterbalanced
in a great degree the vicious freaks of
Eolus. All things considered we can
safely put yesterday down as fine
bright day, and he must be crusty old
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THE COUNCIL CAUCUS.
The chief of Police, Captains and Sc
geants bet rmined Upon.

The chief Of Police, Captains and SER
geants bet rinine I'd Upon.
Yesterday the Mayor and City Admin
istrators met in caucus at the City Hall,
and considered the matter Of appoint
ments of Chief Of Police, captains and
sergeants. The meeting was very har.
monious, and resulted in the selection
Of Col. Thos. N. Boylan as Chief of Po-
lice.
According to the new apportionment
only three captains are allowed. Major
W. Ell. Manning as captain Of the
First District, Capt. Kelly Of the
Second District, and Capt. O'Neill OF
the Third District. were retained.
Sergeant Sydney Gill, of the late
Third Precinct, was retained as Ser
geant of the jackson Square Station,
and Capt. Zach. Bachemin becomes
Sergeant Of the Irene Station.
Among the other serg eants known to
have been selected positively are Messrs.
Ed. Ryan, Thos. Reynolds, Ned Hamil-
ton and Ralph Morgan.
Messrs. Moody Tennyson, VIM. Blake
and Richard are reported as among
those who have been possibly selected.
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short Items.

At twenty minutes past O'Clock
Sunday morning fro broko out in a
frame house on Carondelet street. be-
tween Louisiana Avenue and Della
chaise street, and damaged it to the
extent of $40.
John Wilson. professional pick
pocket, was incarcerated in the Third
Precinct Station.
Red Johnson is now having the blues
in the Fourth Station On charge of
breach Of trust preferred against him
by J. W. Warburg.
Saturday night a coal oil lamp ex-
ploded at the house of Mrs. Finger,
corner of Fourth and Liberty streets.
A gentleman, whose name could not be
ascertained, had his hand slightly
burned in attempting to extinguish the
flames.
James Dalcon was booked in the Fifth
Station on charge of larceny.
At 10 80 o'clock this morning q fire
was discovered in the roof of Pellman' 8
stable, on Bouney street, Algiers. The
building was damaged to the extent
Of $40.
Robert Connely and James Morgan
we're locked up in the Third Precinc.
Station, charged with being dangerous
and suspicious characters and attempt.
ing to pick pockets
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bachelor or q hen pecked husband who
did not like 1t. The churches were
crowded all around town, which is a
fact to be noted down, admired and not
commented upon.
Noted down as an indication Of the
universal religious feeling that makes
our com n1unity one Of the most moral in
the universe, admired on account Of the
delicate taste which characterizes the
dresses Of our church going ladies, and
not to be commented on because it
would be useless, would lead us too far
and might bring us into mischief.
Outside Of church Proceedings the
city was remarkably dull, and save a
few choice spirits, who seemed disposed
to celebrate Indefinitely the redemption
Of Louisiana and the final establish
ment Of the Nichols government by
making Intellectual attempts at walking
a chalk line, there was nothing to dis
turb the monotony of the day. The only
unusual feature Of the day was the no.
ticeable absence on our thoroughfares
Of the familiar faces of General Jack
Wharton and his dog Scrip, the faithful
Albert Leonard and Education Pinch,
who have gone to Washington, as we are
informed, on fishing excursion.
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Uncle TOby's Home.

Among the gems in Griswold's show
window we noticed on Saturday paint
ing by our young friend Marshall j.
Smith. Jr., labeled as above, and which
really is deserving Of honorable men,
ton. The artist is young, and the
faults Of the painting are those of
inexperience, but he is certainly tai
ented, and there are many points in
the picture that older artists might
envy. 1t represents, as the label indi-
Gates, a negro cabin taken from pie
turesque site below Algiers. The rude
and rustic: habitation stands near a
bayou or large ditch, over which a
rough bridge is thrown leading to a
road, which, by the by, is admirably
conducted throughout to the end
of the perspective, both in design
and color. On the right-hand
side of the house, in the distance, is an
oak tree remarkable for the truthful
ness Of coloring, and the river view on
the right is really striking as a study Of
perspective. AS usual with young men
who do not make the art of painting a
special study, the colors are a little
'soutre," and the various subjects COM
posing the picture lack CT the proper
artistic connection and combination.
but taken all in all we find nothing but
what can be commended in the paint
ing, and we do not think that our young
friend should stop there.
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GOOD ADVICE.
The Farmers and the Threatened EuS
rOpeau War. -

Fhc Farmers and the Threatened EuS
rOpean War. =.
In view OF the threatened European
war and OF the consequent advance in
meats and breadstuffs, Thos. 3. James.
Esq. commissioner OF agriculture for
the State of Georgia, has issued a cir
cular to the farmers of his State, from
which we make the following extracts
In view Of these facts, the farmers OF
Georgia are urged to In crease their areas
in provision crops. It is not yet too
late to increase the area in corn, even If
it has to be done by reducing the area
OF cotton. Let farmers plant enough
corn to insure an ample supply for the
ensuing year. Let them plant crops for
their hogs, and force them forward to
secure, as nearly as possible, a supply
OF bacon for home consumption. Let
them plant literally in German millet
and Held peas TO supplement- their corn
crop In feeding stock, in order that
more OF their corn may be used for
Ii the war should be ayerted-- OF
Wh,ch there is, at present, little proba-
pilty-We Will have lost nothing by the
above policy; IL not, we will have pro-
vided against the possibility OF loss or
suffering. I'm either event those who
adopt the above advice will have
nothing to regret, while those who do
not may be compelled to purchase pro-
visions at ruinously high prices. and
pay for them with cotton at prices even
below the cost OF production.
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The Amateur Performance

On Saturday night quite a large con.
course Of our beauty and chivalry as.
sembled at the Opera House to witness
the entertainment given by the Club
Dramatique louisiana" for the benefits
of their many friends. The comedies OF
"Bataille de Danes" and "La File de
Dominique" were played with the
clubs accustomed spirit and knowledge
OF the stage, and gave general satisfac-
ton. The principal parts were we'll in
terpreted by Messrs. Barjac and de
PEt4ng, who were ably assisted by Mrs.
Vezian and two charming lady volun-
taers
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up have reason to congratulate them
selves upon the success Of their efforts.
The t,hndrcn,s momc

The annual Easter festival OF the Chill
dren's Home of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church on Jackson street took place
yesterday at that institution at s o'clock,
There was very large attendance of
ladies who, as ever before, made the day
one long to be remembered in the calen-
dar Of the little fatherless ones. There
was singing and some well-timed re-
marks, and the inmates seemed to appre-
ciate the kindness OF those who have
taken so much pains to render them
happy and give them rudimentary
education,
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At Oakland Park.

Yesterday those who could get out
had a most enjoyable time at Oakland
Park, and those who couldn't had to
suffer from the regrets incident to an
inability to be where an afternoon
slipped away almost before the many
guests appreciated it. The picnic given
for the benefit of the Ladies' Hebrew
Charitable Association is the occasion
referred to. The Park presented very
gay appearance, and every one seemed
to vie with his neighbor in rendering
the day one to be remembered. To the
enchanting music of Wagner and
Strauss the dancers danced in tune"
up to a late hour, and the ladies under
whose auspices the picnic was gotten
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DOLCE FAR NIENTE.

Near every city, near every centre
where struggling humanity is gathered
in breakers of labor tossed crowds, there
are always to be found, by some inter
position Of nature as she seeks an equi-
librium, quiet retreats where one can,
for time at least, forget the hum-drum
of every day work on the treadmill OF
existence, and for the nonce drop off
into half idealic lotus-laden dream of
something we only can "wot Of but can
not tell" These quiet retreats are all
the more appreciated for their prox-
unity to the great pulsating heart Of a
city, and the wearied mind and tired
body there drink in refreshing draughts,
the sweeter by contrast. New Orleans
has it's shadowy byways, its mazes of
emerald, leafy groves, and lonesome
walks through wild lily and fune-
real cypress. but there is no one
spot near this Crescent City, where a
picturesque landscape, whispering oaks,
a long low level stretch of misty swamp
scenery are so blended with associations
of the past of our metropolis as at the
old Spanish Fort at the mouth of Bayou
st. John. Its brick time-worn front,
laved by the waters Of the bayou, tell Of
it's age, and the large live oaks growing
within its ramparts show how many
years have passed since Spanish caza-
dore presented arms with his FURNISHED
escopeta to some sum- burned capitano
making the grand rounds of the guard.
This venerable place is sort Of con-
nectinglink between the Spanish and
American Nominations, and while the
fitful breezes OF Lake Pontchartrain
play truant among the festoons Of
moss, unraveling them out until they
become long futtering pennants, the
silent, the Renaissance Of the pioneer
Looking from the Fort westwardly
the marshy shores of the lake reach out
into the horizon, its fringe Of rushes
and rank grasses softening the perspec-
tive and making the line Of definition
barely discernible. Now and then
solitary grosbeck or vagrant pelican
flaps lazily across the sepia- tinted
swamp, their solemn flight making the
picture all the more quaint and print
tive; then the resonant deep ''Oonk
oonk !" of the bullfrog comes upon the
ear a mere pebble OF SOUND from the
distance, and soon the twilight ripens
into evening, and the plash OF the waves
essays to drown the sharp rustic OF or
ange trees, nodding and blinking to
this rather unreasonable north wind.
In front Lake Pontchartrain stares you
in the face. The same old lake where,
over hundred years ago, gallant
Spanish captain turned the point OF Chef
Menteur with his launches behind him,
and rowing along the shore in search Of
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SENATOR GORDON EXPLAINS.
He Denies that He Ever Made any Bar
gain with the Friends Of Hayes.

gain with the Friends Of Hayes.
Senator Gordon, of Georgia, has been
goaded into writing letter defending
himself from several charges that he
was disloyal to Tilden and inclined to
give support to President Hays He
says: "The charge that 7 made any
bargain of any sort or had any under
standing Of any character with Foster,
whom ] saw, or with Stanley Mathews,
whom did not see until after the inau-
guration, looking either to the Presi-
Dental count or to the action Of any
Democrat in reference to future or
ganization of the House or parties,
is basely false in every syllable
and every sense: did not make any
promise to let the count go on. / was
not asked to make any. did not taen,
nor have since, had one word Of con-
versation with either OF these gentle-
men, nor with anybody else, looking to
any political compromise or political
arrangement or utilization Of any de-
scription whatever. My only agency,
my only effort in this presidentiale ount
was this: When I saw that Mr.. Tilden's
cause was hopelessly lost-lost by want
Of concert Of action prior to the passage
of the electoral bill-lost beyond the
powsr Of rescue by any man OF set OF
men, determined to do all in my power
to save from the wreck local self gov
eminent to South Carolina and Louis
lana, which was the great end OF our
endeavors in the last campaign. II that
be treason to principle, to party, or to
country, let my, personal enemies make
the most Of it,"