The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-07

WARRINGTON, May Am argument was made
before Secretary Sherman to day In favor of
granting practical immunity 10 the whisky ring
sonvicts in Chicago. The idea Ia to get their fines
reduced to mere triae. The eifJrt will prob
ably fail.
Squeezing western Railroads.
tolncinnati Enguirer.1
WASHINGTON, May 2.--The Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue liz pressing the several Western
raiIrpads who are In arrears for taxes due the
United states. The attorney OF the Pennsylvania
company IL here to settle the Indebtedness OF the
leased lines of that road, and Hon. Hugh McCul-
Loeb IL aao here In the interest OF several West
ern linea.
United states Bonds not salcable.
ISL Louis Republican,
WASHINGTON, MAY 2.--Conant has telegraphed
here that the remaining $780, 900 900 Of the AZ per
cent, bonds cannot be placed before the let Of
July. a. Sherman tirat expected. The latter now
gives them three months He expects to call in
$4,000, 900 more Of the .2os next week.
southern Hospitality.
WASHINGTON, MAY 2,--promnent gentlemen Of
Virginia called upon the President to-day and
mentioned that the citizens OF Richmond and Pc
tersburg desired that he should visit them on his
reported contemplated tour Of the South. The
president said IL was his desire to become &C.
uuainted with the citizens of that az we'll az other
sections of the Union. but that he could not visit
Virginia until after the adjournment of the extra
session, when he should not only accept the hos-
ptality rendered by the citizens Of Richmond and
Petersburg but might extend his trip further
south.
Royal visit to the United states.
EThe Arcadian.l
II la pretty we'll settled that the Prince and
Princess OF Wales leave England for Australia in
the winter OF 1889. They will return through
the United States. The country will pay all the
expenses and the royal couple will thus be able
to sfect little economy, which their straitened
n. Ma
being extravsgant. has now spent every farthing
of the money which was accumulated during his
minority OF the Dnchy Ct Cornwall rents, and he
ia now running into debt. If the Queen does not
assist him, he must soon apply to Parliament;
but the Australian visit Ia meant to stave off the
evil day.
THE FALL OF THE NEW YORK GUS
T0M-HOUsE.
Grave Fear That Hundreds OF others
Will Meet with a similar Fate.
Especial Cincinnati Enquirer.l
New York. May 2.-The coroner to-day i'm
paneled jury on the post-office accident. on
which are four architects, and they made q
thorough examina ion OF the building to find
other portions OF the roof dangerous. There ia
much fear manifested by the Federal employees
of further accidents, and steps will be taken to
strengthen the weak places. As nearly all the
new post-ofices and public buildings erected by
Mullett are after this general plan, grave fears
are entertained that similar horrors may occur
in Federal buildings in other cities; and the
press calls for an immediate inspection OF them
all. Oakshott, superintendent of construction,
refuses to let reporters in the building to-day
with the jury. which will take testimony Mon
day,
The Erect of the Great Gales on the
North Carolina Coast.
New York SUM-
WASHINGTON May Capt. John J. Guthrie,
SUPERINTENDENT of the SIKH life saving district,
says of the effect of the great gales on the vir-
ginia and North Carolina coasts: 1.-THE gales Of
the 10th and I4th March raised the tides higher
than has been remembered for many years, and,
in the generality OF places where it found vent
between the hills, flowed rapidly from ocean to
source, inundating the lands for miles in extent,
destroying stock and alarming the residents in
Tact the entire topography OF the country il ma