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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-29

Isaao Ii. Smith. at tho request OF DIR. Jas. A.
Knapp, waa arrested yesterday and locked mp in
the Central Station, charged with having stolen
property in his possession.
Ieaao, when searched NJ the Central Station.
bad concealed in his pocket tho inevitable white
handled razor, and hence Tho charge Il carry
ing concealed weapon was also re,ordsd against
him.
After Smith had been incaroerated Special
Officer feoora procured search warrant and
searched his room with tho hopes of recovering
some Of tho stolen booty. but was unsuccessful.
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THE SUFFERERS.
Those Affected by the Gaines Suit Ueols-
ion AppsaI to the City ftif Relief.

ANh fsUFt" w NuD WY sHh ksshsshs
Reference was made few days ago TO visit
OF the property b ldefs affected by the decision
In The Gaines ease. Since then they have ADJ
dressed the following communication 10 the
Mayor ana City Councils
To the Honorable the Mayor aud Board Of Ad-
min,strators Of the City Of New Orleans.
We the undersigned, pr ,perty holders In the
Blanc tract aud again whom indg ment has
been rendered April 10, 1877, ID the United States
Circuit Court Hon. Is q. Billings, presidin in
favor Of Mira. Gaines, beg leave most specially
t. az ain apply to you az we have heretofore done
to your predecessors, aud do now make this Our
earnest call upon your immediate consideration
tor protection against the consequences Of the
said Judgment.
Prompt action on our part would pub stop to
the uuquietness Of our minds and spare 70 us the
further disbutss 1,ents aud trouble which would
otherwise be entsile upon ns by seeking relief
30 higher tribunal from The Judgment rem
deted as aforesaid. This litigation has been pro.
trseted for such y length of time that we are
averse to carry it any further, inssnueh az there
always hangs doubt on The result OF all judicial
CONVERSATIONS, aud the progress Of this suit DIES
not aupaar 10 improve our chances, but on the
contrary that Of our dveisary. We now ask
that your honoiabls body Immediately take iii
rect and prompt spt,nn TO bring about q compro-
mise with Mrs. Gaines, 90 as to save 70 tie our
homes, which we have bou hit Of and from the
city
We look upon the city now anu &C thia moment
as tfustee IT the amount by us or our vendors
AID into the treasury. aud we now suggest that
you offer TO Mira Gaines TO pay IT, her the
Amounts y,u reot ived Of aud from VA or our ven.
d,fs, aud the leg interest thereon sinoe the pro.
Deeds came into your possession, instead Of pay.
il the came TO us directly, aud Of which we have
h. right ~ demand the return, and thereby se-
cure Mrs. aainea III her Claim aud cave ua and
The city from q . otracted litigation. which We
will DO forced TO take Ia case q refusal.
We therefore Respectfully pray hat your hon.
M alter az the urgency Of he "a Q requires and
your Off ial duties may permit. We do not be-
lieve that If y.ur homo, able body elbows trua
di position to act a,reetiy and speed v Ia the
matter that Mrs.. Gaines will meet the city In u
true eptis II compromise. which will be accept.
able TO all partiea aud We look upon such CON.
clua m b. ing desirable, az the proper Y holders
W II be able 10 utter upon a new era OF improve.
menta which must necessarily be beneficial TO the
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NATnRh.

About Q O'Clock last evening the Southern skies
presented sight which, viewed from Canal
street, was beautiful beyond description. The
full moon had risen TO about fifteen degrees above
the horizon, and shehe with its utmost b. illiaeoy
through mass Of water. clouds seemingly torn
to shfeds and patches, and recalling, by their
fantastic shapes aud inhy hues, bordersd with
silyered fleece. The weirdest heavenly scenes
that the vivid imagination of bore oould pic.
tnre. The sight provoked the admiration and
wonderment OF hundreds who saw il, and there
yas not even the most ptosao lounger whose
Attention was not al lsaet attracted by il.
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Intellectual Firing.

About 10 O'Clock Saturday morning u diff
Guilty took place at the Garden Confectionery,
No 500 Magazine street, between Mr.. John
Curry and clerk in the confectionery, named
Chas. Frank, which terminated In the former
firing one shot at the latter without effect.
The cause Of the difficulty was that Frank had
published card in Saturday mornings Picay,ine.
In which he denied having been cowhided day
previous by Mr.. Curry.
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The Auditnr,s klfIlen

Capt Jumel fluids the Auditors old office in
the State. House in such condition that he has
not yet moved into IL, aud Tor the prese nj retains
his quartz for transaction Of public business at
the Odd Fellows Hall.
The books and papers of The old Office are being
inventoried as far az accessible FIR no one seems
20 have been left in charge 10 turn them over
formally TO Auditor Jumel. or surrender to him
the keys Of The vault, which remains locked, es
The Auditor Ia not disposed 10 break open the
doors unnecessarily aud is waiting on his pfedeoes
sor MIR. Johnson who s reported very sch, for The
keys or lock combinations In the latter's possess
sion. Mr., johnson. ii is said, is too eich. accord
ing TO The statement Of his physician. 10 admit Of
notices of any kind being served on bin. How
ever this may be. Capt. Jutlel will hardly wait
much longer for keys or lock combinations Of any
character 90 The interests of the peopls demand
thai The public business should be transacted
PROMPTLY.
a glance through the psrimshts Of The old
Office indicates shameful vandalism. The shelves
are almost void Of the vast quantity Of doeu-
ments with which they should be filled, and many
of the papers Of the office seem TO be scattered
out Of their ns1al places.
One disa greeable feature no iceable IN The
general debris, IL the absences Of most OF The tax
and assessment rolls from their usual places Of
depost. II is to be hoped that they may be found
elsewhere. but 10 is believed they have been
burned or otherwise destroyed.
Az n esnt oil such q state of affairs in impsd-
Ing full possession Of The archives Of the office.
Auditor Jumel has taken proceedings, under the
intrusion act. against Mr.. Johnson.
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MAYOR PILSBURY.
Probability OF Another Important Ipjunc.
ton Case.


Ehe hkAttr0nd TAX, the Gaines Decision,
the Tax AMI aud Police Matters.
II is not to be wondered that Mayor Pisbury
should be Frustrated by illness, he has his
h and, 80 full Il i'm 'ortant ami vexstious b ,si.
ness just now. He wa already MT
little harassed by the duties imposed upon
him to appoint tho Police Commiseion r;
tlen came the decision in the matter of
the Pacific railroad tax, viii h was closely 70.
10 sed 10y the decision in the Gaipe- case, and 20
esp the climax, the passage OF tho bin by the
Legislature making the certificates Of iud 4b,ed
n "a issued by tho city for tn, years Of 1874 and
1875 recs vlele for taxes, to viii n the Mayor is
positivel' oppose Yes orday our rep ,rter eu-
dAavor TO OBJ ain some information from the
Mayor as to what would be done in the Pacific
ailr'md else snt the Gaines ca .e but bis Honor.
usually SO agreeable in conversation, was not in
. condition to give any op.nion in these matters.
THE LATTER CASE
reminds us that the Mayor was at one time in
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KeEardimG Taxes.

Applicants for the extension OF time for The
payment of their back taxss-of Is 4 and 1876
do not meet with much favor al the City Hall just
now. To several OF these taxpayers Adm MIS-
traitor Denis has replied that ii they will pay their
taxes for 1916 or 1877, he will grant them four
months extension on those of 1871 and 1875, and
six months more extension on the payment Of
ano her years tax that OF 1876 or 1877.
These terms seem to be liberal, and might be
made available with profit by taxpayers who are
in arrears,
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The Auditors Battle.

The following is the text of the petition fled
In the Fourth District Court involving the Au-
ditorial questio
To the honorable the Fourth District Court for
thu parish of Orleans:
The petit on OF The sta OF Louisiana, repre-
en,ed 10y II. N. Ogden, Attorney General, on the
relation Of Alien Jumel, Auditor of the State Of
Louisiana, with respect represents
That George B. Johoson. formerly Auditor Of
fub 10 Accounts of Louisiana, resident of this
city, refuses to deliver over to reator, his legal
successor, the keys. archives, books and public
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VIM. r. EIlison's Portrait.

Mr.. E. Il. ID. Julio mas bsen painting portrait
of the late WIN. r, Ellison for the Pickwick Olsk-.
Tho rssem blance IL 80 perfect that the family
and macy friends Of the deceased lave requested
t1at tho painting snoui 70 rain sxhib ton NJ.
the artists studio. Mr.. Jalio will therefore kse ,
il on exhibition for week, and tho pabli O.,
srtistically inclined. viii os ceiyed with pleasure
by the conrteou psinter and daily welcomed to
his snio, where other work. Of art will ana ply
reoay tho y.itor's tr, nib.
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A Esslnch Of charges

Prosper Williams and Paul Thomas arc in The
Second Precinct Station charged with being dan
gerous and suspicious characters, having no visi-
bio means Of support. following no honest occu-
patton for livelihood, dangerous TO the oommu-
nifty If permitted 10 roam ut large, and about to
commit a breach Of the peace; also charged,
from Information received, with having been inn
plioated in the robbery Of Mira. Smiths house,
No. 4is Terpsichore
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were made Yesterday:
CITY HALL.
A visit from Gen. Augur ana stan 10
The City Authorities.


the city Authorities.
The came crowd fingered about the corridors OF
the City Hall Ii tho expectation OF catching the
ear Of an Administrator In Tho interest of some
appl cant for membership on the police force.
But the Mayor and City OGunoilmeu had all
gone down to the Superior Criminal Court to
"show cause" In the ms.ter Of that writ issued
At the suit OF sheriff Houston.
A NEW sESsAr1oS
Saturday morning the city authorities were in
formed that Gen. Anger and his staff would re-
turn the visit Of the Mayor and Administrators,
the latter having replied that they would DO ready
to receive The General nj noon. The prospects
were, however, that the contempt case would do
tain the Administrators at the Criminal Court
little longer than they thought when they ap-
pointed II O'Clock for the reception.
Such was not the case. however, for at tho hour
named,
GEN. AuauR AND STAFF,
and several o1i,ers of the Canonicus, visited the
Mayor and the Administrators, and after about
three quarters Of an hour OF conversation, with
drew, everybody seemingly well pleased with the
meeting.
The occurrence created, naturally, much please
ant comment; ii had been 30 very long since
the military OF the United States had met our
civil authorities on social terms.
1t looks like what ii is indeed-the finishing
touch and an essential com plement of tho readms.
sion OF Louisiana into the confederacy OF States,
aud return OF peace and harmony where, at
best, negative antaeonism existed formerly.
NO clUNon. MEETING
occurred, spd there will be none until tho regular
meeting on idav next. On that day. the Mayor
thinks tina, he will nominate the four Police Com
missioners.
1t is possible, also, that the members OF the
police will be elected on that day, as is desra-
bl, that the time of the now appontees shall
beg on the list OF May. l. is reasonable to sup
pose that the appointments will be made before
b nd in commi tee Of the whole, and passed up n
Ia open couucl By lists, process which will ex.
pedi,e the business materia ly.
VERY GOOD IMPRESS ION
is created " the police Jaw when 1t is clearly
understood. Reference Is msde 70 the feature
whlch gives tbs right to cleo to the Council, and
the power to remove to the B 1ard Of Police Com
missioner, composed OF the Mayor, Administrator
OF Police aud four citizens. Thus the comm g.
sioners. in exercising their authority to dismiss,
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saub never falls to walk MP Apr opriateiy to
the front when The i'm. cpmes, r.nd again
has for sale to day, amnpg other thing, and be-
ride. all the Istest papers. the I, ndoI Graphic,
Saturday Night. Harper's Wetky. Mcaee's IL
Illustrated Weekly, and Frsnk Ls.iie'a Pop ular
Monthly for May. srsub. ~ nsuAi, receives visi-
tors at Goidth hi aites w.JoksDrs, On Exchange
Alley, near the corner OF CaasI strsst.
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As The last day for the payn snt Of city licenses
and taxes approaches. the attendance Of tax.
payers in tho department of finance at the City
Hall increase After the 1st OF May the license
bills which remain unpaid will be fled, according
to the new law, in the various justices courts for
eofIerfion
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.

CrrY HorZE.-W Wal, q .lvestou; Fl b Chwal-
lisr, Mrs. Braxfon Brigs-, A"s Davli Pngh. Goo
LouieviLe; Jno D,nn,ap, ctr Emma; l. s
scruggs, Holly spring.. + e liz, La; J L Hsyns
an wife, Miss Havns brownsville; fhso II 4ese,
chicago; Sam Hardwck, Montgomery J Hall,
Tevrs III Williams an VIE ~ louis,
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A SchOOncr Eustk

AT halfpast O'Clock last Sunday morning, the
stesmtug Lille. of Pensacola, ran into The
schooner Cora Rmyzer, and sunk her in Lake
Pontohartrain. near Little Woods. The schooner
and cargo are total loss. No lives lost.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-29

New spring ri h. grenadines, org ,ndiAs, linen
suits aud dnsters among The mary attrac-
tons now being offeie by ii. L. Bylaa & Co..
No lG3 Canal stiett.
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BURsETr's COLOGNE Id ill III elegant bottles
OF superior finish and beauty-in themselves an
ornament. 1t has, in brief time, STAINED
large and constantly increasing sale, confirming
he opinion OF the best judg ., that 1t Ia 90 ual,
not superior, 10 the celebrated farina.
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I'Hs .jouars.
FaurtI, instruct s,anrt

VIM. Strong Secretary OF State, has fled n
petition under the intrusion into tfiee act through
the Attorney General. against Emile Honore.
claim ant for Eeoretarv OF state Restraining him
from acting in SAID Off il i ospseity. An injune-
ton wat at once issued as prayed for.
j. O. Landry entered sui, against The city af
New Orleans for three months salary as Admin
is'tator Of Uonmerce, for $500 He alleges that
be has been refused lbs iul smount Of his sstary.
aud he claims q balance due OF si25 ON sael,
mouth This difference is owing 10 the discount
on city paper.
sixth District Court.
II will be remembered that on January Ill 1877.
the Attorney General flied 4 petition on behalf of
The State for writ Of inin eion against the
iDuistana National Bsnk restraubg it's officers
from paying out any srm II money for account OF
he state Treasury. Yssts rdsy Attorney General
Ogden applied 30 Judge Rigntor and dseontin-
ned the case.
In the damage case Of 9. 4, Block W. Myers.
Levy OF ais, the inry brought in verdict against
defendants for 5000
John Barrow fled case against Thos. Darcy
and snreties. setting forth that he Was appointsd
tax collector of the Third Dlsttj,t of New Or
leans, by Oh Goy. KeA,gg ald gave bond Hs
allegts that ThOs darcy NJ iine / petjtionar from
acting aud now Bsrrpv IT, damages against
oaies's bondsnlen 90 hi Injunction bond
Superior srinninaI Court.
sENTtt tosb.
Nelson Cbl1ers, 10 or Eve dai g. Chas nosen.
be,ht, ~ W i've Haisi If carrying concealed
weapons; Jack 5hsph I'd, years In the State
Psuitentiaty for grand llreeDy; Edward Iiiiie.
who pleaded guilty TO grand larceny, year in
the Parih Prison. a.
The motion for ne v trial fled by Dar'i Etay
was dif missed end he M tim m prrest Of igda.
,nent YVES feed i Nay 81
The case of VI Alb de was .,nsrly disposed Of
Tbs plea IT hnbgGja dc1ttii fled by nj, Absdis
was tlsed FOR next Saturday.
The court took up the eAse of Michel Monier.
charged with th4 rape IT p little eirl, The dis
tails OF this erini5 are ii III for publication and
the simple story Of the ui,r vlotim was ljstsuad
to with deep earnestneas b. the Jury. Not a
whisper could be heard in the courtroom, and
the trial was very affecting.
Afer The jury had been ont ony minute or
twp they rHtufnd into e1urb with a verdict bf
gully. When the vtidct YVES announced the
prisoner showed not 81 ~ II feeling. and was
escorted TO ls do h with II nahslant air on bis
face he penaity IN sun case ~ death, and
unless Executive elt m me- new trial inter-
vene, Menier VIII bsug FIR j. brutal conduct.
FIRST Mtstrip, Fssrt.
Judge Abel yesterday s1ntnnoed Eugens
Bonbe. thH pFopristur Of that styted den the Pa
cj6e Variety Saloon on hartres street. to pay
$3.50 fine or two mont in the Parish Prlsoh fof
keeping disofdely aud dsrepussbls house.
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Before making selection Of a sewing machine,
try The Dom ssI.."
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Get your hats at the 'Stonewan Jackson" cor.
ner Of Royal and 81, Louis streets.
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]. r. Walker, D. D. s, 1870 Delord street.

Go to Jno. u Adams' hat store Fog the most
fashions bic hat, 2G st. Charles street.
, 1877-02-11


In the week which closed at o'clock last
evening there were twcnty-sfx deaths FROM
scarlet fever, against forty onc in the preceding
week. That fact the Health Commissioner
thinks speaks for itself, and says that there Is
no need OF adding that the plague is abating.
The reports made to the Health Department all
read In that wayAand Dr. De Wolf thinks that
in the coming week the victims Of scarlet fever
may be numbered In the "teens.''
New cases were reported yesterday at the fol
Dudley and Thomson, 56s South Halstcd, Sac
ramento. near Jackson, 254 West Ohio, corner
1wenty-fonrth and Butler, 2l2 West Ohio, 200
Fremont, 55 Elston avenue, 03 Mohawk, 1G9
North avenue, s4 Carroll avenue.
Notwithstanding that repeated appeals hare
been made for women to offer their services for
the care OF the poyerty-strickcn sick, the De-
partmcnt has all along suffered from q want of
such service. On. the first day of the appeal
seven women volunteered to lay down their
lives il need be for their fellow -mortals, and
have cTcr since been laying up for themselves
treasures in heaven by their good work, and
have been doing an immense amount Of good,
No more have. volunteered or evcu tried to
hire nurses. Yesterday there walked into tho
Health Office one Of the best-Isnown OF the dc,n-
monde. She offered to furnish nurse, food
fuel, delicacics and attention for some poor per-
sons. Her offer, whether made In Kindness Of
heart or u rcbuke to her sisters Of higher social
station. was accepted, and she was assigned tile
care of 2 poor family in the vicinity Of her estab-
Ishmcut- )
, 1877-02-11
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

"Jewish and Christian Morals Compared u
will be the subject of tho Rev. DR.. Kohler's En-
g1ish sermon to-day.
There will be a meeting of lrishmen at
O'Clock this afternoon in the hall corner OF
Desplaincs and jackson streets to take action
with reference to the death OF John O'Mahony.
The Irish Literary Association will. Monday,
at its hall, corner Lake and Lasal1c streets, de-
bate the following question: :" Resolved, That
under all circumstances civil war is preferable
to tho surrender OF popular right"
Col. Torrcncc, Of the Second Regiment I. 8.
G., has issued m order for 4 parade on WASH
ington's birthday. The Captains arc directed
to have their full. commands assemble at tho
armory for battalion drill on the evenings Of
the 18th, 18th, and 21st inst. The line will be
formed at o'clock sharp.
Scats hare been arranged upon Mccormick
Hall platform in an elevated amphithcatrical
form accommodating nearly 200, and those who
have not already secured sitting can thus be ac-
commodatcl for Nr. Beccher's lecture to-mor-
row night with choice seats by applying carly
tomorrow.
, 1877-02-11
PItELPs-Feb. 10. at 10 Eldridse court, chicssA
Rrniamin Hht.f.a4 annt ri 3fanr4 .-:...-

7
PIlEIPS-Feb. 10, at 10 Eldridgc court, Ch|esA
Benjamin Phelps, aged tt years. -: :
New York and Ohio pa2crs please eop!-
P1ERCE-Catherine Pierce. wife Of Fr7aus T.
Pierce, in her Goth year. ...:
Funeral Monday al. O'Clock at her rtstaeuo1
$50 North Clark street, to Rosehill. IL:
D1GONESS--Fcf. Z, of CONSUMPTION, AsE5
Lonisc Rcloneta, daughter Of John Bisonesa .ssa
IL years. :! ~.@
BORGMEIER-Fcb. 10. OF intermittens-f:ifths "a
Freddy, son Ut 4. +. and Chataslna boFsmes'
nged years. II months and Is days.
Furnezal viii takc place to- day At O'Clock ls'4
433 State street.
&OrT-At evening Of the 9th inst Emma ao!s
aged .ees years, wife Of Judson @. Hoyt, dsqsa.st
OF Ephr:,im and Jane Drown uoyt, late Of hen3
Marshall County, I'll. .,. =,
Funeral to-day at . O'Clock, at the residence aa
Kimbark avenue, between Fifty-scvcnth anu 1A
ty-sixth streets. Carriages to Oakwoods.
ABBOTT Santa barbara, CAL, on TreMs5' Tsss;t
Ecu: y. OF hcast-diseasc. Timothy y. ao'o'7
aged So years, formerly OF Chicago :.
CANNON-At his residence, t3 East Eric sussH
Patrick Cannon, aged 20 ycars. i, =
Fune.al ut IL O'Clock. by carriages to Cnatsa
the Holy Name, thence By cars to Calsas5@
:. CoYNE-atary. only daughter Of Henry an
H2noEa Coyne, aged years and : months: .,;,r
Funeral from the es!dencc, IS East sape'''
street, to-day; cars to Calsary. -.
S!ANDORN-At Woodstock, McI1cnrJ Coaa'''
ILL.,. Feb =, Susannah SanboFn, aged 7: !ean'
STEBB1NGS-Fcb. S, Of ecaElct-fcves, CnansaE
youngest eon OF G.. E. and u. j. Stebbusss, ol w.
Fulton street, Chicago
, 1877-02-11
CRIMINAL

| NO HEN utfC4OpHlEutS uAtt uteA lA1uC IL LIZ
Seelcy robbery since last report. Some ominou!
rumors are ahoat in regard to the affair, bu
they arc based merely upon conjecture, ant
have not the semblance Of fact.
l. At noon yesterday two sncal-thievcs we're dis
covered in the rooms Of Henry L. Gay, archt
tcct, at No. 90 LaSallc street. only one of wllom
! the notorious Willie Tarblc, was arrested. An
oyercoat and vest were the only articles stolen.
John Eislingcr and George Williams, two
! strapping young fellows, were caught sncaking
into the Railways and basement of Dearborn
auenuo residences last night, and Officers Rohan
and Haas captured them and booked them as
yagrants. They gave every evidence Of being
sncak-thievcs.
Thomas Murphy, the victim Of the shooting
match at NO. TO Indiana avenue, died ct St.
Lukc's Hospital at 8 O'Clock yesterday after
noon. Stevens, the murderer, was removed to
the Ar1nory, where he will await the result Of
tho Coroner's inquest to be holden Monday
morning at 10 o'clock.
At about o'clock last evening row cnsucd
at the corner Of Harrison and :, Clark streets be-
other named William Earll- The former re-
fused to turn out, whcreupon Earll drew re-
yolycr and shot at his antagonist, but in the ex
citement shot himself in the left hand, intlcting
@ wound which is considered dangerous, bt1t not
necessarily fatal. Detectives Scllarlan and Long
arrested tho wounded man and locked him up at
the Armory.
The case Of Louis Weiglc. arrested on Friday
evening for tho use OF Illicit whisky in his vine
gnr-factory, was called up before Com
missioner Hoyne yesterday afternoon, but
was postponed until tomorrow at 2 p. m. Dur
ing the afternoon DeputyLollcctors Springer
and Cook made an investigation OF the cstab-
lishment, and discovered m illicit still which