The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-10
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY AUGUST 10, 1877
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AMusE THEMSELVES
to their hearts content without fear OF disturb
apce from the police, who would render them
selves amenable to the laws by interfering Will
them. Only such entertainments 40 require the
payment Of a stipulated sum for. admission, Of
where articles are sold for profit, need to be
authorized, and even then permits are not given
hut a license is Issued therefor, by the Charity
Hospital fret, and secondly by the city.
Regarding the
wATERwoRRs PIPES
alluded TO above, we understand that ia order te
put them beyond possible injury, they VIII DC
terjbbed" prior to the laying Of the track OF the
railroad. 10 this connection we may cay that
harcainipn for the purchase OF certain aban.
doned institution In ''shy neighborhood" is 60.
Ing on, with view to purchasing the building
to convert 1t into q
FLOUR MILL.
This makes two Touring mills contemplated In
this city.
Administrator Denis has issued the following
circular
no TAX PAYERS:
DEPARTMENT or FRANCE, CRY ,yz HALL,
New Orleans, -----, 1877.
Your name appears In the published list OF De.
lnquen tax payers for your city taxes % o. as
interest at the rate Of ten per cent per annunl
from 3lst of March last, and cost OF advertise.
ment, fifty cents. This department will. In obe-
dience to law. be compelled TO enter suit against
you for that amount thereby ensailling on , you
which can only be avoided by immediate pay
ment. Respectfully,
j. u. DENIS, Administrator.
The vicksburg Packet Company have obtained
a very handsome plan from Surveyor d'Heme-
court for the office OF the company. which it Is
proposed to construct on the wharf adjoining the
uanal street ferry landing.
The new
HARBoR POLICE STATION
on the other side of the landing, just completed.
although apparently substantial, will look cheap
alongside OF the Vicksburg packet office.
Administrator Cavanac employed the greater
part OF the day yesterday in making tour of In.
spection OF the wharves along the river front,
which have been ordered ,obe repaired or recon-
struoted, aud expresses his satisfaction ct the
work done. He informs us that now that water In
the river has receded, work can be begun imme.
diately on the Third District whsrves. Monday
next, II is expected, will the wharf lessees In
the cid Third preparing for the next commercial
season.
The Sexton Of one of our churches, the bell Of
which ia used for fire alarm purposes, applied
yesterday to Chief Engineer OUonnor for
Two YEARS PAY,
at the rate of twenty dollars year. The services
performed, under contract with the old police
board, consists In detacning tie electric appsra.
tus from the bell during church hours, and read.
justing the battery after their CLOSE.
MIR. OOonnor referred the matter to the Mayor,
who has taken IL under consider alton.
This subject recalls an interesting CONVERSE
ton we have had with
THE VETERAN PRESIDENT
Of the Firemens Charitable Association, Col. I.
N. Marke, who is also President of the FremeD's
Insurance Company. He called our attention to
the fact that there had been very few fires re-
Gently, and particularly within the past sixty
days. And, he Gays. this fact is not only notice.
able as regards New Orleans but as well all por-
tons of the State and ell the touthern States.
Indeed, during that period only one important
fire had taken place, the
GALVESTON FIRE.
This condition, Col. Marks says, ia the most
remarkable, considering that the summer has
been trying one commercially; that 81 many
people are idle and that 80 many people, besides,
are unab to pay their insurance policies. While
we understood how dullnes of trade and idleness
might provoke incendiariem, we expressed our
inability to understand why man, in bad times,
should want 10 burn his house down when his
policy had expired and he was unable to renew
1t, It is very easy to explain, said the Colonel,
when you know that we have frequently paid in-
surance on houses that we're destroyed by lire
AFTER THE EXPIRATION
of the insurance policy. We understood.
Dol. Marks Recrlbes this pleasant state OF affairs
TO very healthy tone in the mutual relations oil
the southern people and the hopes, after emerg-
ing from chaotic and oppressive government, Of
O regeneration not far distant.
Among the bills passed at the last meeting Of
the City Council there was one
FOR FEEDING JURORS
in the Superior Criminal Court for the month oil
June, amounting TO s672. Although the sum
appears extraordinary it would seem that it must
be paid. since 1t has received the approval OF the
Judge OF the court. Blk hundred and seventy
two dollars And yet it ia asserted that there
was no Burgundy or Champagne euppled.
We have some apprehension IN publishing the
fact, that we are doing great injury to the
restaurant keepers, for it is possible that many
who patronize these estsblishment-on cash
basis-may hereafter forego them and join the
Jury when so we'll cared for, but the pubic want
news and news they must have.
And then ID ia serious matter in more ways
than one.
Jurors should have more brains and lees appe.
lite. and Shakespeare himself thinks GO, for he
does say:
Fat paunches have lean pates; and dainty bitt
Make rich ribs, but bank'fou quite the wits.
sand" he might have added in this case, "the
city treasury o so."