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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-02
THE YELLOW FEVER.

OFFICE BOARD OF HEALTH,
New Orleans, Aug L. 1878. J
Official statement Of cases of yellow fever
reported in New Orleans is as follows, viz:
Deaths from II m. yesterday to IL N. to-
day .......,.............. 7
Total eases to date. ..................... 159
Total deaths 10 GATE. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 20
SAINT chopin, NJ. d., President.
B. T. TAYLOR, NJ. D., Secretary.
New cases reported from II o'clock Wednes-
day to IL o'clock yesterday:
Edward Hacker, "a years old, native of
Germany, in city four years; at Hotel Diel.
Carrie Glover, 275 Customhouse street, 2
years old, New Orleans.
An Italian, name not known, 292 Poydras
street.
-, italian (female), name not known.
252 Lafayette street.
Margaret Vonart Lafayette and Front
streets Is years old, native of Germany.
Louis Lehman, 343 Magazine street, 35
years old, native Of Germany.
--, CarOndelet and Julia
Mrs. Trahant, Burdette, between CONNER
cial and McCarty streets.
name not giivenh II Madison
sereet, female, 5 years old.
Capt. John Grant, III Gus toni horse street
John Kelly, SO Gaiennie street
Beatrice v Rezende 1888 Villere street.
Mrs Calhoun Marks, aged % years, 38f
| Magazine street-said to have had the disease
| in 1867.
Miss E. Brickell 1876 Carondelet street, aget
| IS years.
| John Hanson, Camp street, near Julia,
(son of Mrs. Salle Illness.
William Behrens Liberty and Erato streets
Germany, 7 years in New Orleans.
| Geo. Vogelsanger, 81 Front street, Ger
many.
Warren Thomas, 40 Where street, native o
st. Louis.
Maud Thomas, 40 Where street, IS years.
Gustave Wanneburg, homeless, aged L
years, New York.
Davis White, rs Front street, aged 81, ma
tive of Germany
Geo. F, Harder, Tchoupitoulas street, aget
80 years, Arkansas.
John Lyle, 70 Gasquet street, aged 2
years, Memphis.
William Ogden, jackson and Carondele
streets, aged II yesrs.
Mrs. Ross, 4G6 st. Charles street
DEATHS REPORTED.
Mrs. Joseph Meinke, 81 Notre Dame street
J. W. Taylor, 373 Magazine street
Beatrice Rezende, 80 South Where street.
Edward Chanteloup, Charity Hospital.
Johanna Wielicki, Charity Hospital.
VIM. Behrens, Liberty and Erato.
H. E. Hacker, Hotel Dieu.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-02
PLEASANT PROCEEDINGS.

There were quietly pleasant proceedings
going on at the arsenal Of the Louisiana
Field Artillery yesterday evening. The board
Of officers of that splendid command gave q
reception to their regimental rifle team and
to the teams of the Washington Artillery and
Continental Guards, who were their competi-
tors in the late shooting match. The occa-
sion was the winning by the Louisiana Field
Artillery regmental team of the prize offered
by the Crescent City Rifle Club to the best
scorers among the military teams in the city.
| It is matter of history that the Louisiana
| Field Artillery, after q hard and well-con-
| tested fight, won the prize over their able and
skilful competitors. Last night they cele-
brated their victory in graceful way by in
vting their competitors to a glass or so OF
| irst-cass champagne punch, OF which all
partOok freely, SO as to make the evening jo-
vial and socable The popping of corks made
sweet chorus to the friendly toasts that were
drunk, and long after the quiet burghers OF
| New Orleans had pulled OFF their coats tC
breathe and enjoy the fresh air OF night did
these gentlemen continue their friendly libaA
tions.
Col. Glynn, as captain of the team, was first
toasted and he responded IN his usual tellc
ceremonies of the evening, but in Justice tx
and to the honor of the Louisiana Field Ar
tillery team we must remind our readers
that the aforesaid team was also the winner
of the prize at the Interstate match which
was contested for at Mobile. and that they are
now the custodians of the same for the mex
three months, after that time let others COM
and take it away from them. It will be q fai
fight and we doubt not q hard tussle
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-02
CITY HALL NOTES.

Administrators Denis and Cavanac paid q
visit to several factories and other institu-
tions OF this city that have pipes connecting
with the river and pumping apparatuses, to
ask their cooperation in flushing the cutters,
and met with cordial response everywhere
Mr. Cavanac has ordered the commissares
Of markets to have the markets washed daily
and to report any failure on the part Of the
farmers in this respect.
After a conference between the Mayor and
Administrator Diamond it was agreed that a
special meeting of the Police Board should
take place on Saturday next to inquire into
the conduct of the police in the row that took
place on Canal street on Wednesday evening
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-02
A. FIRE ON CANAL STREET.
CONDENSATION I'm the T0urO BulldEnE-Fhe
pnlais RNyal Quilted by the Flames.

CONDENSATION I'm the TRnrG Bui1dEnE-The
Palais Royal Quilted by the Flames.
AT about o'clock last evening q fire, the
cause of which is at present a mystery, broke
out in the third story of the four-story brick
building No. 1877 Canal street, known as Levy's
Palais Royal.
Although the fire department, salvage corps
and Babcocks were promptly on hand, the
fire had gained such Roadway that the sec
ond, third and fourth floors were totally de-
stroyed, together with their valuable stock.
The stock which was not destroyed by fire
was damaged by water. This building Is
owned by a Mr.. Brooks, Of Boston, who is
represented here by Mr.. Henry. Shepherd.
The building is insured, but for what amount
or In what company, could not be asscer-
tanned. Mr.. Levy, the occupant Of the place.
ia in New York. His stock and fixtures are
insured in eight different insurance companies
for $40 600 and he values his stock at 100000.
The flames then extended to the fourth
story Of the building occupied by Messrs,
Frederickson u Harte, and considerably
damaged it, They estimated their damage
hy fire and water at $4,000. They are in
sllred in five companies, but for what amount
could not be ascertained.
The flames then communicated to the fourth
story Of the building
141 CANAL STREET,
occupied by P, Werlein, and damaged the
building and stock to large amount.
Here the fire was gotten under control and
extinguished. When the fire was discovered
Canal street was crowded with ladies and
children, who becoming frightened at the ex-
element and the arrival of the engines,
crowded into the different stores for protec-
tion, and had it not been Tor the good work Of
the police of the First and Third Precincts
several of them would have been injured.
When the fire was discovered. Mr.. William
Hughes, of Phoenix s. in the absence of key
broke open the box at the corner Of Canal and
Camp streets and sounded an alarm. AS
usual the salvage corps saved thousands OF
dollars of property with their taupaulins-
and in the absence of these taupaulins and
The thrifty men to put them on. the loss
would have been much greater. The Bah.
cocks and the fire department did their part
and are deserving OF praise.
Thos. McGehee, D member of Orleans q fel
from 4 ladder D distance of twenty feet, ano
at first was considered to be dangerously
wounded When taken to the hospital ne
was found TO be only slightly injured he
was attended by DR.. Miles;
a member Of the Babeoek, while Of work q
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-02
The Canal street asssw.

After the disgraceful row on Canal stree
Wednesday evening Capt Manning and TIL
police Of the Third Precinct went irnmediatelf
to work to arrest those VINO were implicated
Thursday morning the following. parties W yer
arrested: Jas. Foley, J. FL: Shellang, ". Bar
beau, Paddy Jones, J. w. Casey, an g. ex-supeIgs
nurnerary police officer, John j. DALEY, Bucf
Farrell and Thomas Doherty. The aboY
parties were arraigned before Judge Milten1
berger on an affidavit sworn to by sergs
RoWley, charging them with violating sectioI
799 relative to creating disturbances in tbg
were re1oanded to the Parish Prison in defauI
Of $500 each. The police who were preser
at the fight and failed to do their duty haF
all been sent before the Police Board.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-02
GETTY ECHOES

Wednesday night the colored church cord
ner of Gasquet and Franklin streets, was
broken open by thieves, whole stole and cars
ried away two silver plates, valued at S35.
Yesterday q man named Thos. Burke. while
working on the st. Charles Hotel, was struck
on the head by q piece Of scantling and seq
verely injured
At 10 o'clock last evening 81 boy .naneds
John Brennan was run over by g milk CART
at the corner of Rampant and Delord Streets !
and slightly injured. He was conveyed to thsl
hnanita1. =
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-02
NIUE BEER.
"A Man Killed Three Miles Below Kenner~
WILLIE

At haf-past 8 o'clock last night negro
man named Peter Green called at the Seventh
Sub-station, bearing on his shoulder double
barrel shotgun, and asked for protection,
stating that at about 1 o'clock he shot and
killed negro named Jim Thomas, aged sixty
years, about three miles this side Of KenneT-
Vile; that after he killed the man he sent for
the constable Of KennervlIe, and, after show
ing him the body Of the murdered man, In
formed him that he Green had killed him.
But as the constable would not take him
into custody or give him protection from the
mob that was after him, he made his way to
the police.
Green stated that he killed Thomas ON ac-
count Of q woman.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-02
GENERAL ITEMS.


Hizhest Barometer 3QQ99; lowest barom-
eter $4,000. ,,...,.
Highest temperature 93o; lowest tempera<
ture 75o,
Prevailing direction Of wind, northeast
Greatest velocity of wind, % miles on the
seventeenth.
Number of clear days 8; number Of cloudy
DAYS i number of days on which rain fell 15
Comparative temperatureJuly 1875, 81.B;
July, 1876, 1914 July 1877, 1877; July, 1878, 841
Comparative precipitation of rain-July,
1876, 6.57 inches: July 1876, 773 inches
July, 1877, 7G.4; July, 1878, gal.
w. u. SIMMONS,
Sergeant Signal Service, u. S. A.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-02
ATTEMPTED suicide.

At o'clock Wednesday evening Charles
Wardle aged twenty-seven years, residing ct
No. 239 Thalia street, attempted to commit
suicide by taking an overdose OF morphine.
AS soon as the lnfortunate man was discov-
cred Drs. Monatte and Sullivan were called to
attend him, and after administering the proper
antidotes pronounced him out OF danger.
There is no cause assigned Tor The rash act
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-02
ssTEEst GEM"

Yesterday the "Gem" oyster saloon was
opened in grand style, and Mr.. Zatarain ex-
celled himself in the manner in which he
catered to the tastes of his guests. There
was o full attendance of the city press and
the patrons of the establishment, who en-
ioyed to the fullest extent the bountlful
repast set out for their consum ption The
wines were luscious and the viands most
ENJOYABLE. We can assert positively that nj r
Zataran is prince among landlords.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-02
Knockea Down NV u Car.

At8:20 o'clock last evening q man by I'll 5
name Of John MCGEE was knocked down AM
slightly injured by car No. 3 Of the Commo3
street. He was taken to his reaidence, eornf
Constance and Gaiennie streets where be RI
ceived medical attention. Fl
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-02
FOR DELEGATES.

Arrangements have been made by which
delegates to the Baton Rouge Convention can
take the Ouachita Belle leaving here to-mor-
row evening, and return on the Frank Par
goud, leaving there Tuesday evening and ar
irving here Wednesday morning, at daylight.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-02

the burning building, sueeumbed to the. heat
and smoke and was carried OIL by ms fellow
iiremen, when restoratiyes were given ana
he soon recovered.
Credit Is due to the salvage corps for their
endeavors TO save property from damage
nv water and to Chief Thos. O'Connor for the
i,Yyd;nio,1s plsrinp of his streams.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-02
THE WIFE.

We are under obligations to the Shakes
peare Club for invitations to attend the per-
Torrance of "The Wife" tonight at the st.
Charles Theatre. The ubinvitgs all persons
who have secured seats to call at the box office
to-day and obtain new numbers those secured
by them having been marked on an incorrect
diagram OF the auditorium.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-02
Fell i'm a Fit.

Between the hours of Z and last nfgf
while Mr.. French Coffee was passing at tt
corner Of Customhouse and Bourbon street
he was taken with fit and, falling on q
banquette, slightly Injured himself In
forehead above the left eye. nj
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-02
Rurnan His Lee !.

Yesterday morning John Madanaek, res
ing On Where street. between Orleans and
Peter, while rubbing his leg with coal oil 4
cidentaIIy held . match TOO near IL and Il
member took fire and was severely burned
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-02
Wealth EEg BULLETIN
WAR DEPARTMENT,

WAR DEPARTMENT.,
Signal Service, United States Army !
Daily meteorological record for the eight hours
ending at 9:48 .. m. Thursday, August ].
observations taken at the same moment Of
time at all statons.l
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-02

r. indicates rising: L. indicates falling: s
indicates stationary.
Sharp County record., 1878-05-17
TIE SING-AWAY BIRD.

o say, have yOu heard Of the sing away bird,
That sings where the Runaway River
Runs down with Its rills from the bald-head-
ed mills
That stand in the sunshine and shiver?
"Oh siug siug-aWa sing away ~
How the pines and the bircheS are stirred
BY the trIl Of the sing-away bird!
And the bald-hsaded hills, with their rocks
and their rillS,
To the tune of his rapture are ringing.
And their faces grow young, all their gray
mists among,
While the forests break forth into singing.
90 sing! sing-aWay sin@-away"
And the river runs singing along;
and the flying winds catch up the song.
It was nothing but-hUsh! wild white
thrOatad thrush,
That cmptiCd his musical qUiver
wish charm and Il spell over valley and dell
On the banks of the Runaway River
90 singl siug-away! sing g-away"
Yet the song of the wild singer mad
The sound Of q soul that is glad.
And, beneath the glad sun, may glad heart
cd one
SET the world to the tune of his gladness
The river shall sing it, the breezes shall wing
it,
TIL life shall forget its long sadness.
80 sing! sing-away! sing away"
Sing, spirit, who llnOWest joys Giver-
Sing ON, by times Runaway River!
LUCY LGTCOul, IN st. Nicholas for NGy
Sharp County record., 1878-05-17
IA Y.

A5h oeeches brighten early May,
1i- 14ti4 Young grass shines along her way;
~ Hch April willows meet the breeze
NJ ~, soItest dawn among the trees;
hth smell OF Spring ILLS all the air,
ana ana meadows bloom, and blue birds pair;
W ncn Love first bares her sunny head
over the brook and lily-bed;
NoJIlngo OF sound or sight to grieve
T rom cholring morn to quiet eve
ny heart will not, for all its ease,
Forget the days to follow these.
inns loneliness shall be betrayed,
Ihis happiest of music played
From field to Held, by stream and bOuGh,
ShaIl silent be as tneful now,
The silver launch Ofthistles sail
AdoWn the solitary vale
Inat blue sOliCitude of sky
Bent over beauty doomed to die,
With nightly mist shall witness here
The yielded glory of the year.
John lance Cheney, in ScribRer for Nay.
Sharp County record., 1878-05-17
What Voices Indicate.

There are light, quick, surface v01
that involuntarily seem to utter
slang"I won't do to tie to-" The mlI
words may assure You of his strengaI
purpose and reliability, yet his "
cOntradicts his speech. -.
Then there are low, deep, 'HvI
voices, where the words seem 5r!oa'
out, as if the man owed humamll
grudge, and meant to pay it some ~ -
That mans opponents may wei W
BILE, and his friends may trusI :
strength of purpose and ability to St+ H+
There is the course, boiSterouS, Nv
torial tone, invariably adopted BY :"
gar persons, who have not sutlclel.s "a
tivation to understand their own ln''
nifcance. n..i
There is the incredulOus tone In~
full of q covert sneer, or secret y
can't-dupe-me-sir" intonation, Il,
Then there is the whining, oesee'ni3, W,
voice, that says "sycophant" as PiGI N
" as if it uttered the word. 1t c1T i%
and tlatters you; its words say; & m
you; l admire you; you are every W
that you should be- ,,is
Then there is the tender, mum sr
compassionate voice, that sollVtiJ n
goes with sharp features Gas tney p d
cate merely intensity OF teellng1 r..
sometimes with blunt features u"
ways with genuine benevolence. a =,
ii you are full of afectation anu ?
tence, your voice proclaims it, ..,,r,
If you are full Of honesty, :,. s.,9i' +,
and purpose, your voice procIalLndiI nd f f
If you are cold and calm aHJ IN d Il
and consistent, or tickle and iooLlsu n'I
deceptious, your voice will be e4''
truth-telling. :oo III
You can not change your VolVo i,to
a natural to an unnatural tone .;nr. %
its being known that you are aoiD'
Sharp County record., 1878-05-17

AT Clark's Summit, near Scranton,
Pa, jeremiah Z. Wideman, was at work
in mill at a circular saw, and he step
ped between q board pile and the saw,
when, by some mishap, the boards at the
top of the pile gave way, and he was
thrown against the saw, which was re-
revolving at lightning speed. He was
caught in the back by the sharp teeth;
he gave one agonizing look towards his
associates. made ? feeble, faltering mo-
ton of the hands, and was ripped
through from his head to his bowels in
q few seconds.
Sharp County record., 1878-05-17

letter she wrote to her friend, Miss
Sheppard. So far, neither has limited a
word of their respective secrets. 1t IS
my belief they never will.-Gotdsn huIe'
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-31

The Democrats Of the Fifty.frst Senate
rial District will receive with satisfaction
the nominations made by the Democratic
convention of that district at Mound CITY
yesterday. Mr.. Spann, the candidate for
Senator, is gentleman of ability and great
popularity among members Of the three
parties. He will poll a large vote. and
believes he Can run in between the Republi.
can and Greenback candidate. Mr.. Farris.
the candidate for Representative, will make
a useful member of the House. He is a
young man Of varied accomplishments,
well posted in politics and will add much
strength to the Democratic party of the
Fifty.frst.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-31

T. JOHN ELLIS. of Louisiana, member
of Congress from that State, has given his
recollections of the now famous Wormley's
Hotel Conference. He says:
Il was a member of the Forty.fourth Con-
gress. On the 10th of February, 1871, the
Electoral Commission decided the louisiana
case. On the 18th the Democratic Con-
grcssmen held a caucus. A majority of that
caucus decided that the electoral count
should proceed, but there were great MANY,
perhaps sixty or seventy, mostly from the
South, who determined to organize a move
mcnt to compel guarantees, and for that
purpose, disregarding the decision Of the
caucus, to tilibustcr 10 defeat the count.
About the 18th Mr.. Foster of Ohio made
his speech. On the Goth Mr.. Lamar told
me that he had been informed that Stanley
Matthews had said that Fosters speech,
which declared his Fosters views Of what
Hayes policy would be, was not strong
enough. and that if he Matthew'S had
spoken, he would have said plainly that he
would have nothing TO do with the Packard
or Chamberlain Governments. As this was
the only declaration from that side that was
worth anything, he advised me, as there was
no doubt of the decision Of the Electoral
Commission, to see Matthews, and to 90 to
Columbus, Ohio, and see Hayes and get as
suranccs direct from him in the interest of
the lDemocratiC) Governments Of South
Carolina and Louisiana. telegraphed this
information to Nichols, and Lamar wrote
out the substance of his communication in
the shape Of letter. In twenty four hours
| received reply from Nichols, which de.
termincd me not to proceed further. |
sought, however Major Burke, and asked
him to see Matthews. Burke, in half an
hour, said he had made arrangements for
meeting with Gov. Hayes friends. saw
Henry Watterson, who, at my request and
that Of Burke, accompanied us to Wormleys
Hotel.
1--WE found Stanley Matthews, Garfield.
ex.Gov. Dennison, Senator Sherman, and
Justice Carter, Of the District, and Mr.. Eos.
er. Matthews asked our reason for filibus.
tering against the contamination ofthe cleo
toral count. | told him it was apprehension
as to the course Hayes would pursue il in
augurated; that the article in the Ohio State
Journal, supposed to reflect IIayes's views.
had induced members to believe that the
bayonct policy would be continued. Mat
tlews then exclusively reviewed the South.
ern question. lie said he was a personal
friend of Hayes; had known him all his
life was perfectly convcrsant with his views:
and, while he did not profess to speak for
him, he said he thought he was familiar
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-31
THE johnson County Journal says :.

II il not fact that the Nationals draw most large.
Is from the Republican party In this county nor 80
far AZ we are informed, Is I, true In Pope and John.
son counties. The Bulletin need not lay this
"aaterlng JUNCTION to his soul" The fruits of such
hopes viii "mcl, to ashes on his lips; the cup Of
such promise Is filled with Joys that vanish while
he sips. The truth 4. tina, in these counties there
will he sod Republican vote for Thomas.
The Journals denial flies in the face of all
the evidenc, Is knows that in johnson
county the Greenbackers have considerable
strength, and il knows that where one Dem.
ocru, has deserted his party to Join them
four Republicans have done the same thing.
This statement is equally true of Pope and
Massac. Ex.Republicans head the move.
mcnt in those counties and the membership
has been drawn almost altogether from the
Republicans. SO far as the Greenbackers
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-31

THE Chicago Evening Journal says that
Capt. Thomas is broad-shouldered and
physically strong and energetic. This then
explains the secret of his nomination. He
was selected because of his physical capac.
ity 10 bear the sins of the wicked party
with which he trains. The captain has
strength ,certainly-great physical strength
but the strength Of Samson would not be
adequate to bear up under the load of Rad
ical corruption and misdeeds. Besides, the
captains broad shoulders will be taxed to
the limits of their strength in the task of
keeping erect under the burden of his
own peculiar transactions.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-31

JOHN A. LOGAN has thrown his line into
new waters. He is now fishing for Irish
gudgeons, and the way he attempts to bam-
boozle them is funny. For some reasons
best known to himself the eminent states
man has seen fit to proclaim himself a son
of the old sod, and the condescension i'm
piled in the announcement ofthis important
fact shows what terrible strain it was up
on the pride of the late Egyptian. The
speech is said 10 be, however, exceptionally
good and if this opinion is borne out by a
reading of it. TIE BULLERN will give it a
place in its columns.