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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-28
Mourning Etiquette.

Paris Correspondence New York Herald
Sudden deaths and burials have been plen-
tifully recorded this month. At recent grand
obsequies 1t has been observed that etiauette
has altered In the matter Of mourning cards.
They are at present sent out In the name OF
male survivors only; widows, mothers, sis
ter5 resign unto their nearest relative the
painful task Of bidding TO funeral the
friends Of the departed. This Is certainly a
more refined custom so far as form goes, but
unto many women IL appears a duty to go
through all the ordeal Of intense anguish
with interchangeable serenity until everything
that has to be done and endured is over. A
man Of the world, who was lately comment
ing the pros and cons OF the case, foresaw that
In the higher circles the new fashion will pre-
vail but he does not think the ordinary
dealer In any kind OF goods will forego so
splendid an opportunity for puff as that Of
death In his family. It was too bad Of him
to do SO, but he maintained that q stocking
maker Of the Rue st. Martin sent out o
mourning invitation, stating that he, tx. --,
OF the Rue st. Martin, but formerly OF the
parish Of st. Nicholas, and inventor of the
famous double-spun knee, toe and heel, had
the misfortune to lose his wife, daughter of
the late the, only discoverer Of
method for using the same leeches seven
times over, and Of preserving them after
cases OF the worst kind as fresh as new.
k begs to see his wife's friends at her
funeral and at the same time to say she had
Entrusted him with her fathers secret few
hours only before she expired,
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Fifty new Pleyel pianos at Grunewald Hall.


The Lebanon PENN Courier prints the fol-
lowing extract frem a letter from Stehman
Forney, OF the United States coast survey,
dated on the Island OF st. Clement, In the Pa
cific, December /, 1878:
Il am at present engaged In making sur
vey OF San Clement Island. 1t is forty miles
from the mainland, and is twenty two miles
In length and two miles wide. 1t is Wild,
dreary place, with no water on it, except Ia
immense natural tanks, which are so deep
and precipitous that the water In them Is In
accessible. | transport the water for my men
and horses from the mainland. There Is no
wood, either. on the island, which is OF vol
canic formation, and composed of lava and
conglomerate. The top of the island Is COW
cred with an abundance Of grass, which sus-
tains about $1,000 sheep, and, strange to say,
they live, grow very fat, and are very profit
able to their owners, and yet In the summer
season get no water, except In the form Of
dew on the grass. There fs however, q pecu-
liar plant on the island, called the ice plant,
which is filled with moisture, and Is eaten By
the sheep to quench their thirst They are
very fat, and make the finest mutton have
ever eaten"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-28
THE CARRoLLToN MURDER.

The inquest into the killing OF Ed Coleman
about week ago In Carrollton. was resumed
yesterday by Coroner Markey.
Lem Gordon. who was placed under arrest as
m accessory was allowed to make ali e1 parte
statement. at the conclusion OF which he was
sworn and placed on the witness stand.
He testified In substance that Williams, the
accused. came to his house twice on the night
Of the murder, the first time at O'Clock in the
evening and the second time ut about o'clock.
When he first came he brought nothing with
him. but on his second visit he carried bundle
of clothing and bludgeon. which witness was
shown and identified. He also displayed con.
siderable money: spoke OF having been chased
by the police, and stated that he WAS going to
throw the bundle of clothes into the river. After
hearing several other Witnesses. whose testi-
mony was untmportant, the jury took the mat
ter under advisement. and will render q verdict
to- day.
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The attention OF taxpayers "a invited 10 the
following circular from the Tax Collector OF the
First District:
OFFICE STATE TAX COLLECTOR FIRST DJsrRrfyr.
No. Al Carondelet street. !
New Orleans. December a. 1878
The tax collecting. districts above Canal street
Will be consolidated In January next. and All
unpaid taxes or licenses in the First District On
January / 1879. Will be placed In suit By the Jaw
officers Of the State.
The snits will include the assessments Of thu
Years 1873. 1874 1875. 1876. 1877 and will embrac3
all unpaid taxes and licenses due In the year
1878, e 80
The penalty OF per sent will accrue January
after.
This information is transmit d In order tfs&
you may have due notice of the law and In
structions TO tax collectors. and thus be enabled
" avoid the annoyance and expense Of liti9e-
ton. Respectfully Il. A. BURKE.
Tax Collector.
Z. S.-For the accommodation OF taxpayers
who may find 1t inconveDient TO call during the
day. this office. will be kept open from 5. m.
till 10 .. m, until January5 81
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CLARK's CHRISTMAS.


How He Obtained Money for the Day.
Special Hennessy last evening arrested and
brought to the First Precinct Station young
man named T. d. Clark, who Is charged by A.
M. Hill. the jeweer. with forgery and obtaining
money under false pretenses.
The circumstances on which the accusation ia
based are as follows: On Christmas Clark en-
tered the store OF Mr.. HILL 10 whom he was
known and. stating that he was short OF Christ
mas moKey. asked him. the banks being closed,
to cash check drawn to his fClarksl order.
Mr.. Hill took the check and examining &c.
found that 1t was for s65, was dated Dec. ~,
was drawn on the Mechani and Traders
Bank to the order OF r. d. Clark and signed
James s. Scott. and was to all appearances per-
fectly correct. and he unhesitatingly paid over
the money.
The check was deposited by Mr.. Hill and re-
turned to him yesterday as forgery. and there.
upon he reported the facts to the police and the
arrest of Clark followed.
Some time ago Clark wes involved In similar
scrape, but the money obtained by him being
refunded. he was not prosecuted. This trans
action took place ON the nineteenth of November
last. whilst Clark was in the employ OF Miller
Grigsby Il 90. He induced clerk In the house
Of Burke b Thompson to cash check for $50
signed j. =. Scott which on presentation at the
bank the following day proved a forgery
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ADJUSTMENTS.
ct. CHARLES THEATRE.

The last performance Of the Soldiers Trust
Company and their leader. George Boniface
occurs to-day. At the matinee young people
will have the last opportunity TO see the highly
romantic military drama OF "The Soldiers
Trust" which IL presented with much eTeel
and taste at the st. Charles.
On Sunday
LUKE scHeoLCRArr
and George Goes will make their first appear
anee in The German Abroad" said to be one
Of. the funniest stage productions extant
echeolcraft. a New Orleans boy who returns to
his home Tor short period q ter an absence oil
eleyen years. is one OF the very best deineators
cess throughout the country during his probes
sioDai career has been genuine une, and be-
yond doubt on sunday Luke will come up 10 the
expectations. OF bis friends aud the immense
him back to the field OF his earliest experience
In the dramatic art.
THE VARIETIES THEATRE.
The braclng weather last evening brought
out many people, WHO had not yet seen The
performed 50 handsomely ct the Varieties by
the Union Square Company. The result WAS n
fine and fashionable audience. among which
we we're pleased to notice many new faces, an
evidences that strangers are already invading
Nsw Orleans to enjoy our gay season. Mother
and Son" will be presented again to-day at the
matinee and at night.
Sunday performances this season at the Varie-
ties. Tomorrow Mother and Son" will be re-
peated for the convenience of all who cannot
afford o go TO the theatre on week days,
The next attraction to be presented by the
Union Square Company will probably be The
Danischeifs." one Of the finest product OF
Alexander Dumas The younger
assisted by our old acquaintance, Ed. Thorne
an accom- plished actor. will be among the at.
fractions at the Varieties during the season.
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tNew YORK Special Cincinnati Enquirer. Dec 1871
A number OF army officers, comprising the
executive committee OF an Interstate asso-
citation ION militia reform, which Is being or
ganized, met here to-day. The object OF this
movement is TO bring about a uniform system
Of militia organization throughout the Union
and, according to the letters from distin-
guished military men in all parts Of the
country which we're read at the meeting, and
In which the writer's pledged their hearty CO.
operation, it Is exciting great deal Of inter-
est. It was resolved to call a national con-
vention Of all those Interested In the subject
OF militia reforms, to be held in this city ON
January II, 1879, for the purpose OF deciding
upon and recommending to Congress a plan
for the encouragement and increase Of the
militia throughout the country. 1t was said
that one OF the means to bring about this
was by increasing the appropriations for
arms and such further recognition by the
State and Federal authorities In matters Of
instruction and inspection as might be
deemed practicable and desirable; also, that
the Adjutant General Of each State and Ter
ritory be especially invited to attend the con-
vention. with as many other delegates, not
exceeding five, as he may choose to designate.
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Fifty new Pleyel pianos at GrunewaId Hall. a



Few children know how many weary hands
have made their Christmas toys In Germany,
France and England, where hands instead OF
machinery are employed, and probably they
don't care very much But parents may DO
surprised to learn that comparatively few Of
the playthings which are scattered about go
many hearths and nurseries are made In
America. Nearly everything In the toy line
is imported. Every year some old principle
gets presented In new form, and frequently
something entirely new under the sun Is
offered to the toy-buying public; but as the
years go by and new children are to be
amused, the old toys, the dolls OF all kinds
and the Noah's arks hold their own among
the new cOntrivances with which it takes
time to make the little ones acquainted
Dolls, from the rag waif TO the waxen
belle, continue to be popular above all other
toys, from New York to Texas, for which lat
ter State as many toys are sold by New York
houses az. for the West and East. OF the
France, and the China dolls and those with
China heads and limbs OF cloth or leather
from Germany, from whence also travel the
composition OF papier-mache toys, wooden
warehouses, stables, villages, jun ping Jacks,
and all handmade wooden toys; but all
turned wooden toys are made In this cOurI-
try. The trumpets, Jews-harps and harmo-
nicas come from Austria.
In this country are manufactured all tin,
iron and pewter toys, and all toys containing
clock work, and In this line American toy
makers excel. The roetalophones and zithefs
which In former years were imported, and ac-
cordingly were expensive, are now made here
and are becoming common. This year they
are sold In great numbers. America also ex-
GELS in making the toy drums, in beating
which the American boys also excel.
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The newsboys held meeting on the twenty
sixth instant. we'll remembering favors grace
fully offered and gratefully received. and ad-
dressed the following letter to Major e. A.
Burke. It will be remembered that the boys
were treated on Christmas to q delectaole re-
past by the kind and popular State Treasurer:
New ORLEANS. December ~, 1878.
Hon. T. A. Burke:
Honored Strive tho undersigned members
Of the Newsboys' Variety Club. do send our
thanks for the honor you have conferred upon
us in giving us o Christmas dinner. and We are
heartily obliged. From yours. truly,
Thos. Foley. president; jus. Hamilton. Jas
Finn. VIM. Reilly, Jas. McElroy, VIM. Evans.
Chas. Duplessie. Nj HcDermott. Billy Mack. NJ.
J. Reilly. Jas. Coonsy, Jos. Donahue. John
Chalk secretary; Q. Carlton. John KeDnan. NJ.
Mcqueen. recording secretary: Thos. Flanna.
gan. f. Richardson. Robt. Simpson. ]. O'Harra.
Thos. McCaffrey. John McCaffrey.
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Old 81 Gives His opinion ON Blaine's
speech.


speech.
ATLANTA constitutional
Old 81 waded through Blaine's speech with
the patience of a martyr.
ION de face OBJ de returns" said he, 'ez lade
down In his speech, de Niger hez los his
grip on freedom, ter be shot,"
ut does look rough when you don't care
what you say"
"Dat's hitI But den yer mus skuse er man
OATS ben sunstroked an run ober on de way
for de White House by de whole State OF
Ohio! Yer hez ter make lowences for dis
man, kase he's jes paddlin' round searchin
for er onokerpied life presarver."
"You don't agree with him then?"
swell, | does in de konklushun; but, yer
see, don't cline up ter hit the same way he
do
How Is that2'
"Why, he SEE dat somefin's got ter be done
an done In er moughty hurry, else, why daT
won't be huff niggers votin' in dis country ter
leckt DELIGHTS ter er kOnvenShun ginst de
hog law! OATS what / SEE myself! But
den, faint no use ter say dat hits kase dar's
bulldozin' an entimerdashun-dat done
played out long ago.
what Is the cause p
de prinSerpul cause are Diet freedum fotch
on taxes, an eff yer don't see de tax koilector
de managers at the ballot-box kant recog-
Missed yer nohow. Somehow er knudder. yer
seems not to be yerseff! An jes SO long ez de
niggers buys mo- Ticker dan he do tax re-
ceeps, jes 30 long is dis 'skrepency gwine ter
pear in de 'leckshun returnsr'
That sounds like sense"
Oats what hit iS-mark dat! An eft Mister
Blaine, er emmy udder OBJ dem 'publieans wants
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MUNICIPAL.


Yesterday at noon the bids for city printing
|. were opened In the Mayors parlor.
The following bids for publishing the official
proceedings, promulgations and general ad-
vertlsements were read:
New Orleans Times sixteen cents per square
of ten lines for FIRST Insertions and nine cents
for subsequent ones.
New Orleans DEMocRAr eleven cents for first
and seven and q half cents for subsequent ones.
The Erening Times nine cents each insertion.
New Orleans Jfcdpnne twenty cents for first
and nine cents for subsequent Insertions.
The Erening Post five cents for each insertion.
Bids for lob printing and stationery were
HIATT Peter acpbs s9Pfao bann A.
Mr., Boyer, the CHIEF. clerk Of the Mayors Of
fee, had bis hands full "a consequences. and was
Ing out who has made the lowest bid for the
numerous Items Of this portion OF the matter.
TIE bEvEE-A vIsIT ny CAPT. In ArHEns 10 THE
MAYOR.
Capt; Tom, Lsathers. Of the Dig ,Natehez,
walked Into the Mayors parlor yesterday about
Acting Mayor. .Administrator isaaeson. M and
frank. brief manner The Uaptsin to- told R bis
story. II was that his steamer hal arrived
10 port at o'clock In the morning, with 7ooo
hsa BEEN Unable 20 GSosa snse
bale Of cotton for want of levee room. He
thought that II the adminis tration could not
ii
bis cargo It could not expect to collect its wharf
dues.
The city. officials assured him that all that
could be done to. assist the coast packets was
being. done. and that the wharf at Thalia street
would be immediately put at the service Of the
steamers. to be used whenever they might be
crowded out OF the space between Canal and
poydras streets.
During the conversation Il became evident
that there was also q disposition TO rescind GER
tain privileges granted By previous adminls-
trations. which are acting to the detriment OF
the packets. and also that steps SHOULD be taken
TO test the validity Of certain exclusive privI-
leges OF the use OF portions OF the river front
granted by the Legislature.
Admn sfrators and Of CAPT Leathers. ri are Tie
catee Of much OF the trouble which exists, By
cramping. up the space allotted 10 the. coast
packets. which have,no such privileges. although
1850 feet front for four years. for the use OF the
Natchez. besides the usual wharfage dues.
:, The Radical administrations Of the city end
s s Da II ~ m Rs sea w wasr wSsn s
When Capt. Leathers LEFT the hall he did so
with the apparent satis faction that An effective
and early remedy will be applied to the condi
ton OF affairs.
has so far recovered from his illEess that he Is
expected at the hall to-day.
SCHOOL TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.
Superintendent Rogers. Rev. !. *. Gutheim
and Paul Oapdevlelle. Esq. members Of the
aminlne. q number Of applicants Tor teacher
ehipe III the publIc schools. The examination
which occurred at the Franklin school. Includes
also applicants for promotions To higher grades
The Usual method OF giving printed or writ
ten questions lis employed BY tho committee. to
which the applicants answer In writing with
put leaving the room. The exEnination con-
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The North Carolina eenatOrship -Mr.
MerPimOn's Opinion.


The Legislature OF North Carolina will elect
United States Senator to succeed Mr.. Mer-
rimOn ON the twenty-first OF next January.
Mr.. Merrimon is anxious to be reelected. Ex-
Senator Clngman and Gov. Vance are each
candidates for the office. The latter is said
by North CaroliDians to be far ahead In the
senatorial race. and his election is regarded
has left Washington for Raleigh, and he prob
ably will not return TO the capital until the
senatorial contest Is decided. In q CONVERSE
tlon with correspondent Mr.. Merrimon
said:
ut is impossible to tell how the struggle
will end. My friends have made canvass OF
the Legislature and tell me that / will be-
elected. Governor Vanoe's friends are also
sanguine, and / am told that ex-senator
Cllngmsn feels confident Of receiving large
vote. The only thing that my opponents In
North Carolina can say against me is that
when / was elected six years ago / re-
eeived many Republican votes. / am accused
OF having bargained for Republican support,
a charge which Is wholly false and entirely
without foundation. Gov. Vance was my OBJ
penent In 1873. There was considerable feeling
In the CAUCUS at the time and the contest be-
tween us was O sharp one. / did not think
that the supporters OF Gov. Vance at that
time made perfectly square fight against
me, and III an agreement, made after the cat1-
Gus had been In session for some time, be-
tween Gov. Vance and myself had been kept,
each Of us would have Withdrawn from the
contest. AS It was, each went before the
opposed to the system OF securing pledges
from members Of the Legislature to vote for
this or that candidate before going into catl-
Gus. | think, however, there ts no doubt OF
the election on the twenty-flrst proximo OF
the person who III Endorsed by the CAUCUS"
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"Well old fellow, how goes it2" said kindly
the visitor to the invalid, who. extended stiffir
upon bis right side, gazed feebly at him and
replied with difficulty:
pretty badly"
hope 1t isn't SO bad after ali. Have Won M
again throwing back somersaults and walk
ing thousand miles In q THOUSAND hours tn
less than no time"
oh. no; the doctor says my case is very
critical; in fact, when he went out half an
hour ago, he told me to remain lying In this
position, for IL should turn over ON my LETT
side I'd die instantly"
"Oh, boshp r.
II tell you that's precisely what he said"
He didn't mean It, He was exhibiting
taffy."
Don't you believe I'm as sick as thatT
NO; really think he's exaggerating."
"Then III prove it to you" Turns over on
his left side and dies triumphantlvj
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has so far recovered from his ulEess that he 1
axnAntnd at the hall to day.
SCHOOL TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.
CusTOM.nOusE NOTES.

The solemn precincts Of tho Custom. House
were enlivened yesterday by The presence Of
Deputy Collector Tom Anderson. who had just
returned from his Washington trip. On bis
arrival in the building he went Into executive
session" with Collector Smith. fnd II was some
time before the official door was opened. When
the deputy collector was seen. however, he had
but little to say regarding capital matters, and
is evidently trying to keep dark about what be
knows,
1t Ii conceded By all In the building that Col
lector Smiths official days are few In number.
Some ascribe his supposed decapitation to thu
Chas. A. Whitney a 90. bonded warehouse busl-
ness, and others to the strong opposition raised
against him by members Of his own party here.
ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY GuRLEr
has received from Washington the drafts to pay
the widows Of the MeAleeter disaster. The fol-
lowing are the names OF ths parties deceased
and thoHa To whom the monaY Ii To be mid:
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SECOND RECoRDxR,s CoyRr.

Charles Dabner was arraigned on two
charges OF assault and battery with q knife
Sykes, another by Dora Howard Dabnsr
was placed under $4,000 bonds to appear. ana
not furnishing the same was remanded to
await trial. ~
Kate Mccarthy goes before the First Dis
trlet Court, on a charge Of petty larceny.
James WEIGH was sent before the SUPERIOR
Criminal Court, under the accusation OF car
rying concealed weapons.
The case OF John Dugan, charged with the
murder OF Crowley, by Knocking him into the
river with q rock, came up before this court,
The accused was released on $500 bond. a.
the body OF the deceased had not been found.
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REDON ORJECTs.
ne Denies Judge RightOr's Right to Open
the R0plOt- UON %.

Some time ago Joseph FL spearing filed a suit
In the Sixth District Court. oontestlng the tenth
ward Legislative election. Judge Rightor there.
upon issued an order TO the clerk Of the supe-
rior Criminal Court TO produce In open court
the ballot-bexes Of the polling places mentioned
BY plaintiff. Yesterday. Redon. defendant In
the case. filed suit In the Supreme Court, ask
lng. that. the Judge. OF the lower court By pro-
said ballot1boxes. or counting the votes therein
contained.
He prays for writ of. prohibition. The ale
tion for the writ are: First. that the judge has
no Jurisdiction in the matter; second, that in o
e. sun when Involves legisia,ive contest ne aas
positions. and that he has no right to tamper
With ballot boxes. The writ was granted and
made provisional until Monday. the thirtieth OF
Daeambnr
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The returns of st. Mary parish are TO be pro-
mulgated In obedience to the peremptory writ
OF mandamus issued by Judge Monroe. of the
Third District Court In the suit Of Ella Mentz
vs. W. A. Strong.
The Secretary OF State had some time ago
decided not to promulgate the returns. but TO
refer them to the Legislature: Ia view how
election In st. Mary has to be published. The
court also issued rule ordering the Secretary
the thirtiefh instant. the returns OF election
from the said parish.
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THE STATE CREDIT.

Pursuant to the request Of the meeting of the
day before. Mr.. James I. Day. chairman Of the
citizens and bankers meeting. appointed
yesterday morning the committee OF five to con-
fer with the Fiscal Agent. and then try to raise
the $4,000 to make up the balance needed to
meet Mr.. Kennedy's proposition. The commit
tee consists Of Messrs. W. A. Bell. W. J. Behan
L K. Small. Victor Meyer and w. Van Bluchin9-
sen. Mr.. Lay received q telegram from ]. Fl.
James. Esq. a prominent banker Of Atlanta.
Ga. Offering to lend to the State OF Louisiana
the sum of $4,000 of the $3.50 900 without interest
to pay the coupons maturing January next.