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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-14
TME nRETON MARKET.
The Examination Before the Master I'm
ChancerY Resumed.

AME EAAkHbWABABu BEAVFS Inc WAstStEE HI
Chancery Resumed.
Yesterday the examination in the Breton Mar.
ket case was resumed before Mr.. T. Sabourin.
master in chancery. In the absence OF James
Mcconnell. ESQ. of counsel for the city. only
direct testimony was taken.
Mr.. j. w. Gurley gave evidence. intending TO
rebuff the evidence of Surveyor d'HemecOllrt,
that the plan made by the latter was copied by
him in 1875 from the original parchment plan.
Mr. Gutley produced the deposition of Surveyor
dHemecourt, referring to copy of the parch-
ment plan dated In 1874
A Mr.. Haberlin and another citizen testified
that for thirty years they had known the spot
as the Indian Square
A. printed map of the city, drawn by Lafon,
aad dated In 1916. wRs offered In evidence, MAX
ing no allusion to the Place Bretonne" but In.
dioating small plat for o market-house and
another for church. Another plan. dated In
1852 was also offered In evidence to show that
the spot was then known as the Bretonne Mar
ket
The cross-examination will probably eluci-
date more fully the object of the testimony.
The experts appointed to examine the parch-
ment plan, not being yet ready to do so. did not
report. Mr.. Sabourin. in view of the proximity
Of the close OF the session of the United States
Court, addressed q request to the experts to In
form him when they would be ready to report
The case Will be resumed to-day at half past
9 O'Clock.
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A MOTHERS PRAYER.

There was filed in the Sixth District Cour
yesterday a suit for divorce on the complaint O.
Mrs. Mary DevanRhan against her husband
Benjamin Harrison Purcell.
The petitioner stated that she had been mar.
ried to Purcell at Metropolis. Illinois, in 1852
and that she has had five children by him. the
eldest Of whom girl Is aged twelve years. She
alleges that her husband Is perfect brute, with
neither human nor moral sense, that he has
has been ever unfaithful to the marriage bed
that on the eleventh instant he capped the
climax Of his atrocities by attempting to COM
daughter. the eldest. For this crime he was ar
rested and Is now In jail. Considering the con-
duct and propensities. of that man Mrs. Purcell
prayes TO be divorced from him.
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CITY ECHOES.

| Chistian 0harcon was locked up In the Harbor
| Station, charged with robbery.
There Is dangerous hole in the wharf be-
tween Customhouse and Bienvflle streets.
Lenksi Nuncio. who cut Steve Domingo with
a Ratchet. was locked up in the Third Staten.
Sophie Wallace was locked up in the Sub
Seventh Station. charged with assaulting Bette
Brown with bottle.
Frank Thornton was yesterday sent to the
Charity Hospital In sick and destitute condi-
ton.
Wednesday night thief stole number of
chickens from the Orleans dairy. a mile below
Algiers.
James Vincent, VIM. Rice and Foster Chase,
three negroes, we're locked up in the Fifth Sta
ton. charged with assaulting and beating a.
Smith.
Wednesday morning. at the corner of Jose
phfue and Freret streets, boy named Hugo
Hauff was struck In the face with brick in the
hands of Geo. Smith.
Thursday morning Special Mike Hennessey
succeeded in recovering the money stolen from
Mrs. Forlina Parretta By Mile and Maria
Thorn pson few days ago.
At 4:SO o'clock Thursday morning a negro
named Charles Williams was caught in the act
of tapping the till at Juan Parrero's stand In the
French Market. He was arrested and locked IN
in the Third Station.
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UPPER HIGH SCHOOL.
Commencement Exercises at GrunewaTd
MRll-AwaPdIng of Diplomas to sIxty-
FNur Young Lady Graduates

Commencement Exercises ut GrunewaTc
Mall-AwaPding of Diplomas to sixty
FOur Young Lady Graduates.
The commencement exercises of the Upper
Girls High School. including select and at
tractiye programme and the distribution OF di.
plomas to the graduates, took place at Grune.
Wald Hall last evening. To say that the hall
was crowded would besuperfiuous There was
an immense assemblage of the most refined
class of our people. who. Notwithstanding the
tropical heat OF the night. stood riveted by in.
terest and filed with admiration for the beyy OF
beWitching beauties about to exchange the quiet
and monotonous haunts of school for the more
exciting field Of worldly occupations. The
programme was as follows:
Chorus, IA. AL things beautiful" school; COM
position. The Present" Miss Ct. Brown; French
recitation, Noise sauve du Mi, Miss T. Miller
chorus, 1 live and love thee" school; English
T Tsstat0R ny psf mi s Ma Abrams French
WhitlaM, and Baranco; composition, a1 TRe
ars rse Iona GG E? soo RGq 6 Mif
ette de Constance Miss stroSme Vi chorus Gis
NJ ;ch e2oru reaa Les BsRG Mis-
school; composition. The Future" Miss B.
After the enactment of this programme,
which met with unqualified appreciation and
applause. the following young ladies stepped
one By one. as each name was called to receive
their diplomas Misses Belle Snodgrass, Lizzie
Eastwood. Bessie Smith. Virginia Abrams,
Julia Brown, Mary Harrison. Nellie Boulware,
Eliza King, Ellie Leahy. Virginia Stroymeyer,
Lucy Whitlow, Lille Carr. Anna Levy, Eima
Nelson, Minnie Stevenson. Willie Strother,
Katie Weiss. Minnie Baranco, Stella Bower
OH Ollie Brennan. Sophie GTnnebarg. Geor-
NNaber Edith Cox, Ernestine.' Miller.
Armstrong. Eleanor Baumgartner. Corday
Bosrman, May Dillon. Annie Kirwen. Mary
Maher, Lou Cunningham. Carrie McGinRin,
Minnie Hodgson. Maria Kelly. Matte Bassett,
Sarah Smith, Mary Catlett, Rosa Curry Sophie
Bell Juanfta Furman, Fannie Crawford, Jessie
Wilbur. Jessie Green, Ursula Downing Hattie
strother, Lizzie .Hardaway, Cecilia Peters, Elma
Verlander, Annie Meyer. Alice HeWett, Ida ia
ccobs,, Helen Murphy, Rosa Marks. Maggie
heeteh, Belle Leng, Theresa McGreevy, SaIIie
Brady, Ella Dyer, Ella Brown and Sarah La
cour.
When the last name was called, the audience
rose to depart and slowly filed into the street
pleased. no doubt. with the exercises. of the
evening", Mrs: Stamps is the principal of the
Upper Girls High School
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sudden Deaths.

Deaths from strong emotion have been nli-
merous within a few days. Louis Wassman
was so affected by the Imprisonment Of q
young companion In Moline, ILL.,, for theft,
that he died of heart disease. Henry s. Moss.
q Louisville merchant, declined rapidly in
health after the exposure of his forgeries, and
died maniac. Henry Altroch died of grief
daughters eIopement. Mrs. Allfngharn
dropped dead from heart disease at the sight
OF her sons fighting. Bryant Foley was so
scared In WATERFOWL, N. Y, by belief that
carbolic, acid used in washing wound had
poisoned his system, that he died within
three hours. A Harvard student named
Waters studied nineteen hours without cessa-
ton, went crazy from excitement, and died In
mad-house. Mary Watterson, Of Jasper,
Ohio, fell dead when told of her lovers death
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woRK1NGMEN's CONSERVATIVE FAIR PLAY CLUB.
A LHFKLHKE PORTRAIT.

There was pleasant gathering yesterday al
Auditor Jumers house on Soniat street. The
occasion was the hanging up. In the we'll dec
Grated parlor of Capt. Jumel's elegant. man.
sion, of rare work of art. It Is a portrait Of
that gallant soldier. drawn by the artistic
hand of Mrs. Haas. The portrait has been
on exhibition for some time at Seebold's
on Canal street, but we forebore speaking of 1t
for the reason that the Auditor is therein rep
resented as holding In his hand a copy of the
to hurt the tender sensibilities Of the authors
native modesty.. The pose is natural, such as
only an artist who has studied nature can rep
resent. The crayon penciings show native
talent. as well as studied work. The likeness is
perfect. We congratulate our felloW-citizens
upon having in their midst an artist combining
SO many OF the prerequisites and foundations
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For the Democrat
PIECES F0R DECLARATION.
A FRAGMENT.

And after that the fight waxed hot in that de-
voted town,
And every day the DEMOCRAT you bet brought
something down
So Charlie he determined to reform his waver.
ing clan,
And unto them In laundering tones thus spoke
that prudent men:
''Hol close your ranks and listen while into
your ears pour
The wisdom that these ten long years have
added to my store:
I'll bring suit for libel against their richest
man,
For five and twenty thousand. to crush them,
that's my plant"
Then he u,sleasbed his Idtoyers cute. and placed
them In the van
And waited-but the DEMOCRAT still boldly
Numbered on;
1t said: "Hurrahl
The foes aroused. see! see his willy plant
Hurrahl Hurrah!
The people soon will rout this plant man"
And soon again the fight waxed hot. and every
single day
The shell and shot of the DEMOCRAT tore more
of the veil away,
And Charlie once again came forth to rally his
And thus In Humorous accents to his henchmen
he called out:
'Hoi close your ranks and listen while unto you
tell
What must be done to crush this sheet and stop
It's rebel yell.
Behold no longer shall we wage q vain defen-
sive fight;
Bring forth our cornucopia, for once, in all
mems sightl'
Then wide he threw his Golfers, and all the
startled town
Beheld. with awe, q victim draw one hundred
thousand down"
Said he Hurrah
A single move has.turned the chance Of war
Hurrahl Hurrah!
Now spread the news around both near and
far!"
" Pic. up this news. ye organs You Times, this
news unroll.
And bark aloud. ye little sheets, bark. bark!
with all your soul;
For your chief has hanked the DEMOCRATS
mighty bolt has sped
That mocks the counsel of the wise, and makes
them hang the head; :"
He said and, while he snickered at the cute
ness of his plan.
An awful sound rose. all around, that fright
ened all his clans.
Can such scheme be fair"-the people, long
indignant. shout
When he. to spite the DEMOCRAT. his PRIZE
right here gives ont.
Hurrah p they add.
This single move the whole gross fraud
lays bare.
Hurrah hurrahl
The blamed old fool this .blunder can't re-
pair"
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SOUTHERN YACHT CLUB.
The Coming Regatta to be Celebrated
with Appropriate Festivities.

The Coming Regatta to be Celebrated
with Appropriate Festivities.
The regular meeting of the Southern Yach
Club took place last evening at the Hawkins
club room. at which there were present goodlI
number of members. The Commodore. Emile
J. O'Brien ESQ. was in the chair. whilst yice
CONS. J. E. Austin and A. Claiborne assisted In
the deliberations.
| On call from the Commodore the committee
on subscriptions for the second days race in the
coming regatta made q report showing that
already enough had been realized to cover ali
the expenses. The report was received and the
committee requested to act until further orders
On motion of Vice Com. Austin an ad-
dition was made to the sailing rules, which
works the expulsion from the club of any mem
Der sailing foul If parties violating the rules
do not belong to the club. they shall be debarred
from participating ever afterwards In regatta
given under the auspices of the same
The conference committee appointed to con-
fer with the city authorities on q harbor report
ed progress. and explained that the matter was
now being pushed forward.
Twenty eight members were then elected
making the roll Of the club now number 284.
On motion of Vice Com. Claiborne 1t was re-
solved that only members promptly paying
their dues should be entitled to the privileges Of
Com O'Brien then stated to the club that II
was proposed to inaugurate the first regatta
given since its organization with an appropriate
entertainment. and he already had eonversed
with several gentlemen ON the subject, and It
was easily carried out.
After the first days race had ended 1t was
proposed. If the st; John boat-house could be
the mouth of the New canal and entertain the
ladies during the evening with hop. He I'M
derStood a section OF the Washington Artillery
would assist and fire the guns for the start and
coming In of the yachts, and altogether the day
would be made one long to be remembered In
yachting circles.
On motion of Mr.. Huger the following COM
mittee was appointed to confer with the st. |
John Rowing. Club to secure. IL possible, their |
A plan for the clubs new boat house was ex- |
hfbited. with specifications and profies, and at |
the next MEETING there will be several others. !
been transacted the club adjourned.
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IOgking To Their Reelection,
TWarhin0ton poa+ i

According to the natural logic of a preraa-
ture adjournment, the House appears to be
putting the appropriation bills through Just
about as the Radicals desire them. We url-
derstand that some of the Democrats are vot-
ing with the Republicans in order to hurry
things through, SO as to get home and look
after their denominations. Nothing is SO
beautiful as the spectacle of an able states
man shoveling out the public money In bulk,
In order to bring the session to close quickiY.
50 that he can hurry home before some other
aole statesman packs the convention in his
district against him. 1t Is. In fact, said to be
the GROWING spectacle of free government.
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The Arctic Expedition .
fWashinQton post.I


NEW YORK, June 10-OWing to the DELAY
caused by bad weather and other causes the
schooner Eothen will not sail tomorrow as
expected on her expedition in search Of the
relics of the Franklin expedition. The relics
are believed TO be "cairned" on an island in
habited by the Matchetts, warlike tribe
larger than the ordinary Esoufmatx Ia tha
Gulf Of BOthnia, not far from Franklin Bay.
but not laid down on the chart. The vessel
will start, however, on Saturday. or Monday
at least, unless the weathe-: should be foggy,.
She will carry twenty-five men, all told.
Capt. Thomas T. Barry, whose discovery of
the spoons, bearing Sir John Franklih's crest
and some initials, led to the present expedi-
ton, is In command.
Lieut.. Frederick Schwatka, of the Third
United States Cavalry, Is In command of the.
searching party which will work under Capt.
Barry's instructions. Col. w. Fl. Glider, an
officer Of volunteers during the late civil war.
is second in command. The searching party
will consist of Lieut. Schwatka Col. Glider
Joseph Eberbing, Henry w. Klutschak an
Austrian by birth and civil engineer nv
education, and Francis Melmes. The Smith,
sonian Institution has asked the privilege Of
sending representative who will be
equipped by the institution. JOS Eberbing.
or Esquimaux Joe, goes as trapDer, hunteT
and guide. He insists that he Is q buck
hunter, and his comrades persist in UNDER
standing him bug hunter. Joe carries with
him short Hre-arm, constructed by himself
OF an old Remington pistol, mounted ON 8
stock OF peculiar shape, which he made while
on board the Polaris, and with which he
saved nineteen lives In the trying time on the
ice foe OF over q hundred days. The expedi-.
ton will cost about $3.50 and is expected
to be gone not less than two years and half
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HOBNOBBING.
TIE REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE MEETING WEDNESDAY.
The Boss Committee strengthenea and tai
subcommittee Reinforced
The PrOwPamEne

The Boss Committee strengthenea ana tEne
| subcommittee Reinforced
The Programme.
The Republican State Central Committee, A.
Dumont presiding, held called tsecretj meet
| ing on Wednesday-one called on short notice
when there was large quorum. but no repor-
ters present the latter not having been notified.
One resolution was adopted adding one per-
| son to the committee from each parish In the
State. and two or three from the city, including
William G.. Brown, that action increasing the
committees strength. especially In the parishes
where the colored end Of the party predomi-
mates over the whites.
Another resolution was adopted creating or
INCREASING THE SUBCOMMITTEE
to twelve, not including the chairman. This
subcommittee was named as follows: FL. G
Warmoth. Effngham Lawrence. M. A. South
worth. III. G. Dibble Alfred Bourges. VIM. G.
Lane. r. Guichard, Pierre Landry, A. Deioie,
7. B. Stamps. David Young and the Chairman,
Dumont. and giving this committee full powers
st previous meeting. Consul Packard's
received, and. IT Is said, T. Morris Chester was
elected to fill the vacancy, I'll: 9. Warmoth had
also ct previous meeting been elected vice
president and EfffnRham Lawrence treasurer.
One of the members Of the committee when
questioned by representative OF the DEMOCRAT
yesterday Sta!0u CnaC bne commlJt9e or party
did not intend to place either o parish or State
ticket in the field this fall but that If an oreani
cation of the party was attempted 1t would Be- for
national purposes only-meaning, doubtless rs
t nas oeen PREVIOUSLY stated Ia me DEMOCRAT
cans throughout the United States TO elect
enough members to the lower house of Con
gress TO
SECURE WORKING MAJORITY.
How that will be done, rs far as this State is
concerned, the member did not state, but that
the effort Is to be made there can be no doubt
and the inference, from rumors heard, is that
they will go into every combination or alliance
possible to elect either their own or independ-
emit candidates.
A number of the country members Of the
committee who attended the meeting left the
city on Wednesday and on yesterday fully In
strueted as to programme and policy, and
be sent to those VIII were absent, and the
party leaders in tn arishes will begin the
at once, th Rh In quiet way.
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CLUB MEETING.
Capt. Murphy Guards, FIRST ward.

NSA@Ns murphy UMS&FHBs EHFBb WAFWs :
A well attended meeting OF the above clul
was held last evening at the Peoples Hall. cor.
ner of Melpomene and Dryades streets. There
was In attendance at least $50 Of the bone and
sinew of the ward.
Judge Samuel Myers, In humorous and tell.
Ing speech. addressed the meeting, as did, also
Hon. ]. j. Foley. ' '''0N
p p. Meallie, ESQ, candidate for the presi-
dency of the mother club, being called upon
gave his views in clear and practical manner
which were well received.
The meeting then adjourned subject to call,
THE GREENBAcK PARTY.
At meeting of citizens in the rear of the
organized. with the following officers: Presi-
dent, ii. Weber, vice president, j. Navo; treas
urers L. Monroe; secretary, Jos. Ell. johnson.
The above officers were elected by acclama-
tion.
woRKINGMEN's CONSERVATIVE FAIR PLAY CLUB.
Last evening large number of the voters of
the front of the third ward assembled at Violet
Hall, corner of Rampant and Common streets
and organized q campaign club with the above
title. The following officers were elected:
President. +. w. Aftken; vice president, Robert
Mcnamara; recording secretary, J. Munro
financial secretary. T. Mccormick; treasurer,
James Aftken; sergeant at arms, J. I'll. Aiken.
The following gentlemen were elected honorary
members: Hon. John Fitzpatrick Peter Boise.
VIM. Hart and James ID. Houston.
The club then adjourned until next Wednes-
day evening, when voters of the ward of the
class named In the title are requested to come
and Join.
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BREvETHES,

Internal revenue collector Ito bel arrived last
evening with his family from Donaldsonville.
Col. Hardee, OF the State Board of Engineers
has fifteen days leave of absence.
Special Deputy Anderson had not been snb
hours yesterday.
Bets were offered In the Custom House yes.
| terday that Pitkfn would make HAYES come II
taW before the investigation ended.
A meeting Of the Board of Health was called
postponed. ~
| Gov. Nichols on yesterday issued a commits.
sion to Prof. Richard s. McCuiloch. of The Stale
University. as honorary commissioner to the
Paris Exposition.
The United States corvette Enterprise. which
was stationed opposite Canal street some time
ago, is now fitting out at Norfolk for survey Try
| of the Amazon river.
The loser Of a child's straw hat can recover #
| by applying at the cigar stand of the Washing
| ton saloon. on st, Charles street between Com
mon and Canal. ~0--
Quite. a number of leading colored Republi-
cans cans Joined In dispatch TO Washington yes
as United States District Attorney.
PitkIn's reported interview at Washington
with Conkltng yesterday agitated the Eayes-
ably. N0~-7A'40A
The Smith family-that portion located in the
Custom. House-h4s invited the political lead
ers Of MS party to HE hall hereafter when
scarce In the building, and he wants it ali devoted
to government purposes.
The case of A. N. Summers vs. The CRESCENT
City Railroad, wherein petitioner claims $40 o00
damages fGr Injuries sustained by a broken
arm through the company's fault, continued on
trial yesterday before the jury, aud up to a late
hour no verdict had been rendered.
The total deposits at the United States sinh.
treasury yesterday were SIS. $50, as I, lows: IN
ternal revenue, $4773 At; Posrof1ce $500: ac-
count per cent redemption fund 300: sales 4
per cents, $50: sales coin certificates for ems
toms duties. s26s4 46.
It appears that several improvements have
been made at the Old Lake, and the wharf has
been considerably renovated. and those who
desire to enjoy the cool breeze have annie on.
portunfty on the long wharf. Miinebure has
ever been favorite place of resort of our nao
pie. and this news will doubtless be hailed with
delight. "As-
Some of the wiseacres about the cuatono.
House, generally the outs, declare If thew are
not taken care Of" they will give away HAYES, |
Sherman. Jimmy Anderson, Kellogg and avs. |
rybody else. The majority of them are really
anxious to testify before a real live CONGRESS |
stonaI committee-at the usual rates. saw So a |
day and found. N' y
Mr.. w. ]. Kane, census taker for fine third
ward, made his report and delivered his hooks |
yesterday to the Secretary of Sta g. The report
shows that there are In the ward white FEMALES
9046, males $500: colored females 400 males
,671; foreigners naturalizef 1913, not natural
u 292 Total atives 4,102, foreign born 2235:
Jhinese males s., females l. Tosal 26343 Of
he male Chinese one or two have been ma ural-
zed and are voters to all intents and purposes,
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POLICE ASSOCIATION.

The Crescent City Police Relief Association
met yesterday over Louisiana Hose Company's
engine-house. Major Manning in the chair.
The various committees. including the COM
mittee on finance. made their reports and
showed the association to be in Furnishing
condition. .
On motion committee of three was appoint
ed to visit the different undertakers in the city
and solicit bids for the burial of deceased mem
bers.
On motion. $25 was appropriated to the widow
Of Robert Cheevers, who died few days ago In
POr land, Me. -
The meeting then adjourned
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LOUISIANA FIELD ARTILLERY.
The start Yesterday for Mobile and GOOt
Time.

Yesterday morning the gallant boys of the
Louisiana Field Artillery assembled at their
arsenal, on Dryades street, preparatory to their
departure for Mobile on their excursion. Bag
gage wagons laden with the luggage of the
members were driven off to the depot at an
early hour, and by II 80 O'Clock the roll was
fore noon the League Guards of the Crescent
City battalion wheeled from Canal street. and a
few. minutes afterwards the Louisiana Field
Artillery formed In dress parade, presenting a
most martial and soldierly appearance. The
line of march to the head Of Canal street was
then taken up. At the depot there were fully
one thousand friends of the battalion present
to see the excursionists of. To the music of
the band the train of six coaches moved down
the track, whilst many waving handkerchief
testified that there were many good wishes fol-