The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-29
BREvlTIEa,

The steamship City of Mexico brought
| from Vera Cruz Yesterday as one item Of hel
cargo, $4,000 in Mexican bullion.
The various Odd Fellows lodges Of the city
are making extensive preparations for the
celebration of their forty ninth anniversary
The most pitiable apologies for trees are the
dry sticks planted along Rampant and Els
planade streets. They grow beautifully
drier and drier every day.
The civil courts begin to show the approach
of dull times. The clerks have listless look,
and unless something turns up in the way OF
costs, etc, they will be driven to the ''ragged
edge of despair.
An additional shipment Of $4,000 Of the new
silver dollars has been received by Assistant
United States Treasurer Flanders. He has
also received the first installment of new GER
tificates.
Some of Packard's friends claimed to have
telegraphic information yesterday that he
would be nominated sure as the Collector OF
the port, but no such information was re-
ceved by the friends Of the other candidates
We understand that Mr. Harry Hammers
ley intends soliciting subscriptions for tho
purpose OF buildind floating bath house. to
be moored in the river. We hope our public
spirited friends will respond generously, rs
it is want that this city has long felt.
each, representing the various military or
CARNATIONS In the city, will compete for a
handsome prize at the Crescent City Rifle
Park. The team winning the prize in three
contests will be entitled to hold it as their
property.
A coat Of paint would improve the appear
ance of the fence about Lafayette Square, and
then were the police to put a stop to the prac-
tice ofbase ball playing in that square during
the afternoon it would be much safer for the
children that are taken there to get a breath
of fresh air.
We sincerely regret to learn that the widely
known and popular cotton factorage house Of
Messrs. McGehee, Snowden Il Violet have
been obliged, by the extraordinary and un-
timely pressure Of business obligations to
suspend payment We trust that their pres
ent troubles will prove to be Of short dura-
ton.
1t was stated In Custom House circles yes
terday that should the Supreme Court on
Monday refuse a rehearing in the Anderson
case j. Madison Wells would leave on that
evenings train for Washington, to be followed
there by Anderson as soon as he is released !;
provided, of course, that he is released, and
that both would use their influence to retain
control of the Custom-House.
There have been many complimentary re-
marks passed on the character Of the present
petit jury before the Superior Criminal Court.
1t is so seldom that such a panel is secured,
when our merchants seek so strongly to
evade jury duty, the fact is worthy of notice
that the present panel is composed OF some of
our most influential business men and heavy
dealers.
The boys of Crescent Fire Company can't
be beat. On the eighth of April they propose
to make grand excursion to Mobile, return
ing on the tenth at 3 p. m. Tickets only
depot at II 80 a. M, as the train leaves at 12
Better be there half an hour sooner to get
bod Seats as we predict that ''lots Of people"
are going up to Mobile with Crescent No. "a.