The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-07
The Alliger Default.

In this city.
The Alliger Default.
The deficit of the Alliger Bros Insurance
Agency is said to be fully Sl50,00o.
New York screnades Philadelphia.
New YORK, Oct. 6.-Mr. johnson, who was
unfortunately unsuccessful in his telephone
experiment on Tuesday between Glmores
Garden and Philadelphia. succeeded last even
ing In making a fine exhibition, the wires
being in perfect condition. Professor Gilmore
has consented to give public telephone ex-
hibition this evening. Cornet, tenor and
baritone solos will be given.
Naughty Max-He Didn't Tell His Friends.
New YORK, Oct 5.-The friends Of Max
Strakosch. the well known theatrical aud
musical manager. were much surprised to
hear that that gentleman was married and
had been married for more than two months.
None OF his acquaintances had any knowledge
OF such an event, nor any reason to anticipate
it, and even Mr.. Strakosch's nephew who
lives with him at his rooms on Fourteenth
street, was ignorant Of the fact that his uncle
had turned Benedict until he learned it by
accident through dispatch from Mr. Stra-
kosch to his mother-in-law. announcing the
safe arrival of his wife in California.
Artistic Illness.
VIM Page, the well known artist, is re-
ported to be seriously i'll at his residence,
TottenviIle, Staten Island. He had last sum
mer severe attack of vertigo and is also suf-
terlng from the effects OF malaria.
oh Gilman, Give Us a Rest.
No tidings have yet been received Of VIM.
g. Gilman, the insurance scrip forger, but 1t
is generally believed that he Is in hiding in
this city or its vicinity; the belief being the
result of the negotiations to save him from
prosecution, by the payment of money by his
family and the surrender to his creditors of
all his own assets. It is believed that before
beginning his forgeries he used up most OF
the proceeds of his mothers estate, of which
he was the executor.
ChiIas Play stopped.
Warner A. Childs, chief clerk in the audit
or's department of the New York Custom
House, has been dismissed on an order from
Washington. He was at the head of what ID
money on the salaries Of custom-house en-
ployes. charging ten per cent per month
therefor.
European Shipments.
Six steamers left for European ports to-day,
all taking out full cargoes. Shipments OF
ned goods, tobacco and fresh beef, were un-
usually heavy. Another consignment of Ken
lucky blue grass stock went out, and q new
feature was the shipment of live feathers,
the Weser taking out So bales.
Receipts ana Exports Of Grain.
The arrivals of grain at this port from the
interior are steadily increasing, and for the
past week have footed up 965,700 bushels
wheat, 739O0 bushels corn, 345, 900 bushels
oats, $4,000 bushels rye, 26. TOO bushels barley,
and $4,000 bushels malt, besides $50, 900 barrels
Hour. The exports to foreign ports have
reached the large quantity OF ,2SO,OO bushels
wheat, 741 800 bushels corn and 1924 bushels
barley, besides $4,000 barrels flour.
Marriage Bells.
The marriage of Assistant District Attor-
ney Horace Russell and Miss Hilton, daughter
OF ex-Judge Hilton, is announced to take
place soon. The engagement was made prior
to the death of A. T. Stewart and the cere-
mony was delayed because of that event.
SpOrtsmans Association.
An organization under the name of the
Bergen County Sportsman's Association for
The protection of game and fish has been
effected In Hackensack, New Jersey, with the
object of securing the enforcement of the
state game law and of stocking the county
with game and fish
Robbery.
George Wilson, q sailor belonging to the
United States ship Lambra, arrived in port
last week and while intoxicated last night,
was robbed of $1,000 by Stephen Mcdonald,
who has disappeared.