The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-04
RREvITIEs.

Custom House clerks are afraid to expecto-
rate now for fear their heads will drop off.
~, To-day the grand jury in the United States
| OF the charges against the Towboat Association
At Miss Oorinne Bouligny's concert at the
Opera House, on Monday night, seats can be
obtained in the third tier at 25 cents each.
J.. The market , gardeners were overioyed ct yes
suffering from drought and needed water
badly.
DR.; Austin in his resolution before the Board
bridges referred to those of the Fourth District.
they having never been raised.
A Democratic club will be organized to- night
IN the rear OF the First Ward and another in
Melpomene streets, the headquarters Of the
Home Guards of the last campaign,
1t is bruited that Gen. Badger will be a warm
fayorite in Washington City for, Postmaster of
ever. that the administration does not intend to
remove him.
Next Sunday and the Sunday after from Q
Louisiana Rifle Club corner claiborne and
Poland streets, a contest for deer, open to all
Corners. will take place. Three shots for twenty
live cents. -+sa~ ! ;sssn 3am --.-s-~ss~ss
row at Frogmoor. when Mr.. O. A. Anderson
will offer gold medal for competition by the
military shooters. Entrance fee 81; the money
realized liz that way to pay for a blind mule ac-
cidentally killed at the range by bad shot
The deposits at the United States sub-treas-
ury amounted to 1927 995 49, of which amount
$40 600 was In bonds, 81, 262 "a was from the In
ternal Revenue department, SO 100 was from the
postofice, 1884 1874 SO and s75 900 to customs and
miscellaneous funds. The amount of new sill
yer trade dollars paid out during the day by the
sub-treaSury was 50 900.
The grand May festival of Mechanics Fire
Company No. 6, at the Fair Grounds on Sun
day ITO, mn9}rro,wl, promises to be brilliant
plr nrHn md
with which their annual picnics are conducted
We return thanks for the cordial invitation
extended to us.
recently been appointed conductors on the
New Orleans and Mobile road They are New
Orleans men, both of them, and Superintendent
Robinson has the credit of having appointed
them. This Is better than having strangers on
our Southern lines. who have no respect for the
msfortunes of shipwreoked mariners and sail
ors In distress. For this We congratulate the
road.
Several enterprising gentlemen DESTROYS of
lnaugurattng the excursion movement on the
10 make an excursion to Biloxi and return to-
morrow. The railroad company have as vet
failed to inaugurate this pleasure move and the
gentlemen alludedt TO will run the train. charg-
ing but 81 for the round trip tickets and if il
proves success they will repeat it on the fol
lowing Sunday,
We are pleased to acknowledge the recent of
m invitation to the May festival and entertain
ment for the benefit of st. Josephs new church
which commences to night at St. Joseph's Hall
ing to enjoy a pleasant evening and have real
good, Jolly time should not fail to attend The
public must consider at the same time that the
object is to raise sufficient funds to complete
church. on Common street. which promises to
be one OF the finest buildings in the city