The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-26

Orleans meets with favor from many of the
| most substantial men of this city, and is, no
doubt, equally favored in your city. The
plan suggested is to construct vessels with a
view to speed and light draft, to run through,
touching only at important points; the line
to carry no freight, except packages such as
are usually shipped by express. Competent
steamboatmen say boats can be built to make
the trip between st. Louis and New Orleans
in three days. The trip has been made in
three days and q half by boats constructed
more for carrying capacity than speed, ana
it is contended that steamer made for speed
can certainly get half day below that time.
Such line would undoubtedly command %
large share of patronage, as large majority
of people would prefer to travel by steamer
il it were not too slow process.
A MILITIA POLICE FORCE.
Our military heroes who are being com
sumed by desire to distinguish themselves
as soldiers while there is no lighting to be
done, but who are afraid to enter the State 8
service because they might be sent to some
| dangerous t4see have decided to enroll them
selves as special police, under the Metropoli-
tan police bill, and be subject only to the com
mand of the city authorities. They have sue
ceeded in finding method, under the laws,
| whereby they can organize companies and
earn for themselves the captain or lieutenant,
| and that is all they are after. They are not
especially bloodthirsty, and there is no need
! for any alarm. These militia chaps are not
| the kind who stir up wars
l. sTRIKrlTS FINED.
| A "reminiscences of the late strike OCCASION
ally appears in the police court in the shape
of the arrangement of some poor devil upon
| the charge of riot Yesterday two cases of
| his character were up. One man was fined
| 500 and the other $780, but both cases were
appealed, the employer Of the two men giving
| bail for them.
HOW THE TELEPHONE WORKS.
A telephone is now in operation in this city,
extending from the Republican through the
| Globe to the .Journa, office. 1t is remarkable
| fact, that whenever the question, "Will you
| have drink" is put through The instrument
at one end of the line it is distinctly heard by
everybody in the other two Offices, and they
all respond Immediately in the manner such
invitations are invariably answered in news
paper offices.
THE GAMBLERS FAvoRTrE.
| For nearly year past the gamblers have
| had full sway in st. Louis, conducting their
establishments without any effort at con-
cealment. The gambling fraternity and their
| friends worked hard to get "old" Jim Nc
Donough reinstated as chief Of police, and
verify they have their reward, for "old' Jim
only needs to be told what they want to carry
it out. For a week past the police have been
kept busy pulling the small fry gamblers who
seeing the license allowed their calling
opened small "dens'' conducted on the econ.
| omical plan, and generally moved away when
rent day came. These fellows were in the
way of the regularly established gambling
rooms, and hence had to be removed. A few
words to Chief McDonough settled their hash
The police began to gather them in wherever
found, and when arraigned before the
police court each one is fined from
$500 to $1,000, and stays of execution
granted on condition they leave the city
within twenty-four hours. Scores of this
class of gamblers have been arrested ant
forced to leave the city by the method men
toned, but not man connected with any o
the large and palatial gambling houses has
been molested. These men knew what they
were doing when they "staked" Melon
ough, and the old man is making goot
thing himself. When lightning strikes hin
again, and he is removed for some hagran
act he will be so well heeled " that free
lunches will not have the same attraction
they possessed for him less than two years
ago.
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