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The New York herald., 1877-06-24

OLp DOMINION STEAMSHIP coMPANi
sailing from pier 81 North River.
tor NoRF0Lk, CITY POINT and RICHMOND, TUES
DAYS, THURSDAYS aud SATURDAYS, at 9P. NJ, con.
meeting with the Virginia and Tennessee Line Atlautc
Coast Line Piedmont Air Line, Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
oad and with the companys steam line to Interior points
in North Carolina and Virginia.
NEWBEKNk and WASHINGTON, \. G. via Sorfolk.
every ~ EsDAY, THURSDAY and SA fUKDAY
LIVES. Del. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY.
At3 r. NJ connecting with Maryand and Delaware rail-
roads and for REHOBOTH BEACH
Passenger accom- dations unsurpassed
Through tickets nd bills OF adng TO all points
at lowest rates Insurance Norfolk &c, NJ cent
Freghts receive daily pier 81 North River General
Office No i97 Greenwich st. N L. McCREADy. President.
NEW YORK AND HAVANA DI ECT NAL. LINE
IN These FIRST class amshps will sail at r. NJ from
l3 North River loot OF Cedar tor Havana direct fol-
lows:--
CLf Saturday June 3o
COLI "wednesday.
For freight and passage. having unsurpassed nccomnods-
WM. p. CLYDE A CO.. 40. o Bowling Green.
MCCLELLAN, LuLING CO.. Agents In Havana.
NEW ORLEANS DIRECT-THE CROMWELL LINE
steamship nUDsUN saturday, june 80 at o'clock r.
NJ from pier North River
Through bills Of aang given 20 Mobile and principal
poinis the Mississippi River For freight passage
apply TO CLARK a SEAMAN, go West st.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-23

deed Of trust filed In the cause and de-
scribed In the decree OF that date, and IT
appearing from the said report that all OF
the proceedings under the decree are
regular, and that the property men
toned Ia the decree was sold on the 18th
of March, 1877, in this city, at the time
and place specified in the advertise
ment, and the said master having
reported that Adolph Schrieber,
Constantine Meneclas. VIM. Alexander
Gordon, B. +. Aver, Lewis E. Sim monds
and w. X. Osborne are the purchasers
of said property, as a purchasing com.
mittee, selected by the holders OF 1851 OF
The bonds proved in this cause out OF
1857 which had been issued end sold OF
the series described in the deed; and a
deed having been reported for execution
by the master, so as to convey the prop
erty to the purchasers, the purchasers
are ready and prepared to pay the, bal
ance that may be due to all the holders
of such bonds as shall not elect to be-
come parties to the purchase. The
court, upon consideration of the pre-
misses, orders that the deed reported by
the master for execution by the trustees,
Newell and Alexander, and by the de-
PENDANTS the two corporations, as we'll
as by the purchasers and the master,
is approved.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-23
The Gaines Cases,

In the United States Circuit Court,
before Judge Billings, the several cases
of Mrs. Gaines, against number OF
defendants, were up for argument yes
terday. Major New. on behalf of the
latter, urged the plea of prescription,
and was answered by W. r. Mills, Esq,
for Mrs. Gaines. To-day the argument
in the chancery suit will be completed,
case Of Fuentes ct al. vs.. Mrs. Gaines
will begin, involving the question OF the
will of Daniel Clark Of 1918, in which
Mrs. Gaines was instituted his univer-
sal legatee.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-23
OH WHAT A QUORUM!
How the Radicals Deceive the Country.

How the Radicals Deceive the Country.
The Radical magnates have been tele-
graphing throughout the country that
they have legal quorum In their Sen
ate, and, unfortunately, some of the
reporters of our local press word their
reports in q manner that seems to con-
firm their kilograms.
The truth is, that Packard's Senate,
even with Demas and Allan, who has
played the part Of Cincinnatus by leav-
ing his field to serve his country, Is still
short OF a quorum. The Packard SEN
ate consists Of the following members
really elected: Allan, Burch, Bryant,
Cage, Dumont, ella, Harper, Landry,
Sutton, Stamps, Twitchell, Young, De-
mas-13.
10 which the Returning Board added
Hamlet, Blunt, Wakefield and Weber
4; making total of II, and not q
quorum.
Subsequently Baker and Kelso, and
on Wednesday Tom Anderson and Mo-
nette were sworn in without the least
claim to seat, except that the legally
elected Senators had not applied for
their seats.
Weber, one OF those seated in this
LuauH6I, rs Lio SttulS lAulfAuuhk WIZ
was on the floor of our Senate when
Demas, the perjurer, was sworn In, and
made speech III praise Of the Nichols
government. Weber's seat being con-
tested by the Hon. Louis Perkins, he
did not have the qualification Of being
sworn in.
In our Senate there is still quorum,
even according to the returns Of the
Returning Board, as follows: Messrs.
Boatner, Breaux, Ducros, Ellis, Eustis.
Garland, George, Grover, Goode,
Kelly, Mitchell, Ogden, Richardson,
Robertson, Steven, Texada, Wheeler,
White and Zacharie-19.
To which are to be added Messrs.
Perkins and Sandiford, and both seated
as having been really elected, notwith-
standing the Returning Board, and Mr..
Stubs elected in the place Of the late
Judge Meredith, who was in the last
category,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-23
Material support.

The citizens Of New Orleans appear at
last ieas st to have awakened to the fact that
the permanent character of the Nichols
government depends more upon their
own actions than upon assistance from
Washington.
Whatever disappointment existed yes
terday at the failure of the Federal au-
tborities to end the present condition Of
affairs in this State seems to have given
way to disposition of the people to
manifest their confidence in the govern
ment of their choice In q substantial
manner. Several of the largest tax
payers in the city promptly paid their
tax bills to-day, and many others have
applied for their bills, and Nichols war
rants which had declined to 70 cents,
closed at SO cents.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-23
A NEW kUMOH.
Is the Special Commission the Work Of
Ex-Gov. warmeth

Is the Special Commission the Work Of
Ex-Gev. Warmeth
It has cropped out that ex-Gov. War
moth is reported to have had a very
large hand in the matter Of the appoint
ment of the special commission to.Lou-
isiana. On dit that his powers Of per-
suasion and his ambition to be Sena-
tor on compromise had the effect Of
bringing Hayes into line and securing
the appointment Of the commission.
The guild nuaces, who claim to know
most everything around the rotunde,
say that WaTmoth' = aspirations are not
a whit abated, and that his Washing
ton visit was only made to further his
designs. It is said that the ex-Gover-
nor hopes to get In under q compromise
which the commission will endeavor to
bring about, but the knowing ones can
not see how the work is to be accom-
plished. The whole matter Is ventilated
In Washington, and by this afternoon
the truth of the report will be known.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-23
CITY AFFAIRS.
PACKARD.s ACRE.
How They Take the Commission

It appears the Packard crowd have
received the news Of the proposed Com
mission to Louisiana with as much
distaste as the Democrats. Yesterday
morning, in an interview with a
DEMOCRAT reporter, Packard stated
that they all took this view
of the case. The commission was ap-
pointed to do either one of two things,
either to seat somebody who had not
been elected referring to Nicholls) or to
patch up compromise by placing such
one in power and pensioning OIL the
contestant.
All over the building the mutterings
against the commission were loud and
deep, and some Of the most rampant
said they had rather have Nichols than
longer delay.
showed that the personnel OF the Com
mission was not known even in Wash
ington, and that 1t probably will not be
known before the members start.
The situation around the Hotel Is I'M
changed, and nothing Of startling
nature has occurred.
THE LEGISLATIVE WORK
didn't progress as fast as could be
wished, but the faithful seemed not to
care much for this as the senatorial
question had more attractions for them.
The candidates looming up before the
Packard body are w. FL. Hunt, James
Lewis and John Ray, but from the talk
about the building there is no inten-
ton to elect anybody just now.
Packard was irate yesterday after
noon over the Incarceration OF his re-
cruiting agents, and OF the refusal OF
Judge Whitaker, Of the Superior Crimi-
nal Court, to release them on writ Of
habeas corpus. He said such action
was vindictive, and he would send In a
message 70 his Legislature to
TO ABOLISH AT ONCE THAT COURT
for its dereliction Of duty towards Re-
publican offenders. It seems these ar
rests have made Packard very sore and
have touched the aspirant's heart in a
very sore place.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-23
THE JACKSON RAILROAD.
Confirmation of the Purchase

In the case of John Newell, J. B. Alex
ander, Illinois Central Railroad Com
pany vs.. the New Orleans, Jackson and
Great Northern Railroad Company and
New Orleans, st. Louis and Chicago
Railroad Company, Judge Woods issued
just the accounts with the trustees for
the costs, expenses, etc., attending the
sale, and to receive from any holders OF
bonds their election to become parties to
the purchase. The order sets forth:
The master in this case having made
his report OF the proceedings for the
execution OF the decree rendered the
18th December, 1876, for the foreclosure
or the elaine of the defendants, and the
sale OF the property described IN the
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-23
LEGISLATIVE TOPICS.
Good work ON the General Appr0prla-
tiOn and General Revenue Bills.

GOOD WORK ON tne GeneF&A 'AppTODfl8-
ti0n and General Revenue Bills.
The Senate was engaged yesterday
principally on the general House
revenue bill, which was completed and
goes to the House to ask concurre nee
in the amendments of the Senate.
The House received, in the early part
OF the session, several bills, The most
important of which was bill re-crea-
ting and re-estabishing the Superior
District Court of New Orleans.
The greater portion Of the day was
employed in Committee of the Whole
ia finishing up the general revenue bill,
which the committee is prepared to re-
port to the House. The report was not
made yesterday on account Of the alb
sence Of quorum in this body, when
the committee rose, little after five
o'clock p. m.
The bill will be considered by joint
committee, consisting of the Finance
Committee OF the Senate and the Com
mittee on Appropriations Of the House,
to discover whether the appropriations
from the general fund are within the
resources OF that fund.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-23

No choice, and the Senate withdrew.
Previous to the balloting Senator
Eandiford withdrew the name of the
Hon. VIM. M. Levy. Senator Breaux
nominated Senator FL. @. Mitchell. Cain
Sartain nominated Judge w. G. WHY.
The House resumed its separate SEES
sion.
By Mr.. Young of Claiborne-To ap-
nroDTiate one hundred and fifteen
thousand dollars to pay the per diem
and mileage Of officers and employees
al the General Assembly for the extra
session, the warrants to be receivable
for taxes and licenses for the year 1877.
Referred to Committee OF the Wnole.
Nv MI. Billieu, according to notice
"a Blu relative to repeal section 2747 Of
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-23

the Governor Of Alabama, and that the
State OF Louisiana could not detain him
longer in custody.
accused and remanded him to the Par.
ish Prison for ninety days, the time pre-
scribed by lawg for the detention Of fu-
gitives from JUL tice from other States.
Mr.. Dalshe1mer appeared before
Judge Whitaker Of the Superior Crimi-
nal Court and prayed for writ OF ha-
beas corpus, which was granted, and the
writ was fixed for argument at 10 o'clock
today
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-23
NOAH JANUARY.
IT You Don't stop 4 WIZ FIJI You Full
OF Holes.

OF Holes.
At 6 o'clock last evening a negro
named January Fletcher, rushed madly
into the Fifth Precinct Station and in
the most excited manner informed the
Captain that at the corner OF Enghein
and Good Children streets, a negro by
the name OF Joseph had drawn a re-
volver and fired four shots at him with
out effect, and as January was pointing
his middle finger at Joseph, exclaiming
that he would be sorry for "dat dar
shooting" he fired the fifth shot and
knocked that middle finger into smith
Greens.
AS. the Captain appeared to doubt
January's assersions he went down into
his breeches pocket and drew forth the
end of that middle finger, which he
had done up In piece Of brown paper.
January said that he did not mind being
shot at four or five times but he would
not have lost portion of that middle
finger for silver half dollar.
The police are looking for Joseph and
he will, no doubt, be arrested before
morning. January was taken into a
drug store in the vicinity Of the station
for repairs.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-23
CITY AND POLICE ITEMS.

FOUND GUILTY. - Mary Gibson
charged some time ago with the lar.
ceny Of pair Of boots, the property Of
DR.. Chastant, was yesterday tried In
the First District Court. The jury
found her guilty, and recommended
her to the mercy OF the Court. The
American District Telegraph Company.
HoNoRABLY ACQUITTED Miss Katie
Fishback, charged by Mary Weaver
with libel, was yesterday honorably &C
quilted by Judge Kleinpeter Of the First
Municipal Court.
ATTACKING AN OFFIcER-At half past
o'clock Thursday morning, while OFF,
GER Geo. Homer was bringing a negro
prisoner to the Seventh Station house,
he was knocked in the head by another
negro from behind and felled senseless
to the earth. The prisoner and his
wounded officer was sent to his resi-
dence, where his wound was examined
and pronounced not dangerous.
RUN OvER.-About o'clock Wednes-
day evening q colored child of Caroline
Jackson was accidentally run over by y
bread wagon, driven by VIM. Pique, at
the corner Of Marengo and Laurel
streets, and was slightly injured. The
driver Of the wagon was locked up in
the Seventh Station.
VAaRANTs.-Sixteen individuals, with
out any visible means Of support, were
arrested on the levee and locked up in
the Harbor Station.
RoBBERY.-James Austin was arrested
on the levee, head of Customhouse
street, and locked up in the Harbor Sta
ton. charged with the robbery of wear
ing apparel.
Professional BEeeARs.-John Mason
and John III. Evans retired into the
Seventh Satisfaction, charged with being
professional beggars without visible
means Of support.
BURNED.-A colored child three
months old, residing with its parents on
Elmore street, between Patterson and
Peter, Yves severely burned about the
body while playing near the fireplace.
LARCENY. -John Warren, for the lar
ceny of a bag of clothes, at the request
Of Michael Kelley, was incarcerated in
the Third Precinct Station.
OBsTRUCTING THE SIDEwALK.-Henry
Taylor, who claims to be assistant Ser
gent-at-Arms of the Packard Legisla-
ture, was run into the Third Station by
officer Frantz charged with obstructlng
the sidewalk and threatening the oHncer.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-23
THE COURTS.
superior Criminal Court.


superior Criminal Court
PLEAD GUILTY.
Carrying concealed weapons--C hasa@E
Scott.
Assault-Charles Scott.
SENTENCED.
Carving concealed weapons--Ch nE3aE
Scott, So or five days.
Frank Jones, SIS or fifteen days.
Assault-Charles Scott, So or two days
Parish Prison.
NoLLE PRosEoUI.
Manslaughter-Ex- Policeman frank
Carpenter, indicted November 28, 1873.
for the murder of Anderson Burrows ON
the 9Th November, 1873, at the corner OF
bouny aud Potefss; ST st EEeets Algiers. who.
resisted an arrest. Nearly three years
afterwards, on the 25th May, 1876, the
accused was tried and convicted OF man.
slaughter. A new trial was granted
December II, 1875, and since then tho
case has been fixed three times foT
trial, the State being unable to subDa3nu
its main witness.
Robbery--Bird Patterson.
WITHDRAWN,
Robbery-Homer Bird. No robbefy
proven, jury Withdrawn, and infornss-
ton ordered to be filed for petty lag
ceny in the First District Court.
HABRAs CORPUS.
State. ex rel. J. W. Rledel, vs. Wh@FR
it may concern and whoever haz tina
custody of the relator.
The petition OF relator saws that he ia
held by the Keeper of the Parish Prison
or the Chief OF Police, by reason OF q.
requisition from the Governor of Ala
bama upon the Governor OF Louisiana,
to be returned to the authorities of Ala
bama, to answer to the charge of biga-
my; that the said requisition 10 In
formal: that the Governor is q myth
ical Individual, and that il ever either
of the gubernatOrial authority OF Araw
one Is recognized in Louisiana, the aai1l
authority has failed to respond to thas
demand in this behalf.
That the warrant does not show On isa
face proof to the execution OF any crtEMge
punishable; that the committing magis-
trate has failed to elicit evidences aAz
proof OF the fact; that the relator 10 o.
fugitive from justice from foreigM
State; that the relator has been cora
mitted without examination; that thiA
relator had not fed from IL foreign State
to escape punishment; wherefore rela-
tor prays that a writ OF habeas corpus
issue, etc. The affidavit attached iH
sworn to by Alex. Dalsheimer, Esq.p OF
counsel for relator. Writ made return-
able at 10 o'clock a. m. Friday.
First District Court.
AFFIDAvITs DIsMIssED.
Receiving stolen goods-Mrs. kIiss.
Lizzie Smith.
Larceny-C. Frederick, Lucy Veneilas
Laura Williams, Mahalia Cheevers.
INFoRMATIoNS.
Assault with dangerous we8poas,
etc.-Eddie Jones, Vim. Parker amA
Antonio Thomas.
Larceny-Helen Hiret, James Foaay-
Fred Diepert and Louis Grofel.
Assault and Battery VIM. b. Martin.
PLEADED GUILTY.
Assault and Battery-Peter Hus9was
two cases.)
NoLLE Prosecuted.
Assault and Batery-Aary Valentsne
ACQUITTED.
Larceny-D. j. J. Brown.
lettering shop, etc. - Walian9
French.
CONVICTED.
Larceny-Mary Gibson; assault ssTsH
battery-Josephine Jordan.
SENTENCED.
Assault end battery-Mary Paris. twBa
Bill Williams, one day PErisk
Prison. Llrceny-Henry Smith, one
year hard labor. Assault with Intent
to rob-George Washington, two years
hard labor.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-23
Shooting ARRAYS on the 0uachita.

The steamer Shannon brings down
the intelligence that at Eldorado, twelve
miles back from Ouachita River, on
Saturday last, party of men in town
commenced promiscuous shooting,
and two men were killed and one
young white lady narrowly escaped
with her life.
At Columbia, on Monday, Thomas
Duke was seriously shot by one Hum
BILE, near the court house. The parties
had some words about lawsuit, and
pistols were drawn.
The feud is said to be of long stand
ino
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-23
KURsslA RS.
They are Discovered secreted in a store.

They are Discovered secreted in a store.
At 3 o'clock Thursday morning as
Mrs. Gavin, the Rroprietress OF a varie-
the act of turning out the gas in the
store, for the purpose of retiring, she
discovered two men secreted behind the
counter. She Immediately gave the
alarm, but by the time the officers had
reached the scene the would-be burglars
had made good their escape.
The burglars made their exit in such
haste that it was impossible for Mrs.
Gavin to see their faces, and so she can
not describe them.
But she says that she saw two sus-
picious looking negroes lurking about
the place during the early part Of the
evening, and she believes they were the
parties who were concealed in the store.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-23
RREVITIES.

The Manhattan Club will meet this
evening.
The Property Holders Union met last
night, and the discussion of tax ques-
tions was kept up until after o'clock.
Yesterdays receipts at the office Of
Major Burke, Tax Collector Of the First
District, were larger than on any other
previous day since he has had posses
sion OF the Office.
AS opening day at the Louisiana
Jockey CLUB approaches, the stables on
the ground begin to prepare their run
ners for the work before them. Already
some of the horses have shaken off their
winter coat Of flesh and look in splendid
condition.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-23
Habeas Corpus Refused.

In the case of an application for a
writ of habeas corpus filed by Packard's
recruiting agents, before Judge Whit
aker. his honor dismissed the applica-
ton, after giving quite a lengthy opin-
ion on the subject. The prisoners were
remanded to prison on the charge Of
treason.
PAcKARD's CROWD SENT DOWN.
Their names are James Miller, An
drew Burke, Jas. Mandy, VIM Ryan, a.
ucy, JOS. Barley, @. T. Wheeler, T..
Noel and w. FL. Matthew's. Six OF
these are negroes.
The counsel for REALTORS claimed that
Judge Miltenberger was not the judge
of the Second Police Court, and that q )
treason had been committed; that I'M
der the status quo the REALTORS had the
same right as others to form q militia !;
that the commitment was defective, etc.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-23
A MID tlGihT BLAZE
An Incendiary Fires a Dwelling House While
the FANNY fs Asiesp-Loss $500.

An Incendiary Fires a Dwelling House While
the Family fs Asies p-Loss $500.
At half-past II o'clock last night,
while Mrs. Duchere and her family were
asleep in their residence at the corner
Of Carrollton avenue and St. Louis
street, some unknown incendiary enter
ed her dwelling house and after satu-
rating the wall Of the kitchen with coal
oil touched 1t off.
The flames had
GAINED RAPID HEADwAY
before the inmates were aroused, and
barely did they escape with their lives,
to the dwelling.
As the building was double one
story and attic frame dwelling house, it
was almost totally destroyed before the
Fire Department could reach the scene,
owing to the bad condition of the streets.
The contents, as we'll as the house and
outhouses, were totally destroyed.
The property, which was owned by
MRS. PoNDENT,
was not covered by insurance.
Mrs. Duchere stated to q DEMOCRAT
reporter that this was the third at
tempt made by incendiaries to burn
her residence within a space OF few
weeks; that on last Monday night the
second attempt was made: that the in
cendiar--- broke open the kitchen door
and built a fire in corner Of the room.
But fortunately the flames were dis
covered and extinguished, with slight
damage.
That she Immediately reported the
facts to the police, who took the matter
In hand, but after a diligent investiga-
ton failed to discover the guilty parties.
The total loss Is estimated at $1500.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-23
The Taxes are Coming In.

A round to the several Nichols tax
collectors Offices shows that the people
are coming forward with remarkable
alacrity in the settlement Of their bills.
Not only have the largest and most in
fuential property holders already signi-
their bills were made out, but the
smaller real estate owners, whose num-
Der Is much larger, show a willingness
to step forward and support the Nichols
government; that is somewhat unusual
in the history Of tax collecting.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-23
ADJUSTMENTS.

ACADEMY OF MUs1c.-To.n night Mr..
Mobiles presents his new play "Dia-
monds in the Rough" or fThe Streets
of New York." for the first time in this
city, with Mr.. Mobiles as Jack Ryder,
the Diamond in the Rough, and the en-
tire Academy company in the cast, and
with entire new scenery, properties and
tation of being life-like and of the most
emotional and sensational order. A full
house will doubtless mark the perform
anCe,