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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-14
TIE EEsNER BALE.

Tribute OF gratitude has been paid by New
Orleans to It's friends from the North. East and
West who have helped her In her hour of dis
tresa ut least as much as 1t could be done for
the debt which Is contracted from kindness re-
ceived can never be adequately repaid. 1t re-
mains for our people to show by acts how their
hearts feel towards those who have extended
to them friendly hand.
Among the heroes who have fallen a sacrifice
upon the altar OF charity few are deserv-
Ing Of more grateful memory than Lieut.. Ben
ner. OF the steamer Chambers. and q good deed
done for his bereaved widow and children on
the part Of the Southern people Is simply the
payment of n sacred debt Of gratitude.
benevolent lady from Memphis purchased
some time ago a baie of choice cotton from
Mississippi. which she caused to be artisticaly
packed. and which was sold at the Memphis
To-day this same bale of cotton now known as
the Benner Bale" will be sold Mt auc ion at the
New Orleans Cotton Exchange Mt O'Clock ..
m. for the benefit of the family of the heroic
Lieut.. Bonner. We hope that our mer
chants and capitalists will take pride In
showing the New Orleans market to
its best advantage upon this occasion. and that
the Benner Bale" will bring upon our market
oven larger sum than it. did at Memphis Our
people are widely known for their freedom in
disbursng money for charitable purposes, and
tho merchants who have been away during tina
yellow fever enjoying the invigorating breezes
Of rustieation are especially called upon to at
tend the sale. Mr.. N J. Hoey, the popular part-
ner, in the firm of Hoey, Macon & OConnor
have no doubt that New Orleans will come
out first best in this holy and charitable compe-
tiuon: The programme IL to send the bale
after it Ia sold here. to Galveston. where now
sale will take place. thence to Savannah thence
to Charleston thence to Richmond, and so on
For the greatest glory Of charitable humanity
Bale will produce at the end of its circuit 8
weight in gold
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-14
POLICE BOARD.

A meeting of the Police Board was held last
night when the following cases were disposed
of:
Supernumerary V. J. Bayhi Second Precinct,
neglect Of duty and drunkenness; repri-
manded.
Supernumerary T. J. Brennan. Second Pre-
cinct, neglect Of duty fined two days pay.
Parolman A. Mehrens. three charges of neg
lect of duty and one of conduct unbecoming an
officer: dismissed from the force.
ParOlman II. Hamilton. First Precinct absent
without leave case dismissed.
Patroman f. Weidig. First Precinct absent
without leave: admonished.
Supernumerary NJ. Hepnessey, First Precinct
neglect Of duty and age disqualification Repri-
handed and tho case referred to the Mayor and
City Physician.
Patrolman s. Fortier Third Precinct neglect
Of duty in falling to mako a proper charge
against prisoner and failing to assist In max
Ing an arrest. Severely reprimanded.
Patrolman nj. Il. Leprete. Third Precinct. alb
sent without leave and leaving his beat. Charge
dismissed.
Parolman A. Penuel. Third Precinct. admit
tod that be was drunk on duty, and hence was
only fined three days pay.
Patrolman y. z. Teller Third Precinct. nh
sent from his beat without leave reprimanded
ParOlman los Lange. Fifth Precinct. could
not he found on his beat and falling to report at
morning roll call charge dismissed.
Leave of absence for ton days was granted
Property Clerk +. O. Minor.
The board then adjourned
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-14
THE UNITED STATES GRAND JURY.

The United States grand and petit juries will
be empanneled on Wednesday next. the 18th
the time for the return Of the venire having
been extended from to-day, which was origin
ally set until that date Four hundred names
have been drawn. The necessity for having
men OF Intelligence. character and standing In
the community on the Jury does no I seem to
have impressed itself on the mind of the public
II appears TO have been forgotten that both
Juries viii have to pass upon cases involving
not only the liberty of citizens whose crime is
being Democrats, but also the fair name Of our
people and State
That these facts hare been forgotten ia evil
denced by the additional one that very many of
those who command the respect and confidence
of the community. and who have been recon-
mended to serve. are making every effort which
can pc made beforehand to be excused from at
tendance
At no time probably has there been greater
necessity for a fair and impartial United States
jury than exists at present and 1t is the duty of
every good and true man, who has been called
On to do SO, to answer the summons and to take
his place on the panel,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-14
AMUsEM ENTs.


When calamity befell us last summer Mr..
Denier, the manager OF show" then per
forming In Chicago. was among the first II not
he first, to say " | shall give an entertainment,
the entire proceeds OF which will be devoted to
the assisting of the sick poor Of the stricken
locality" and so he did.
The promptings of the complimentary benefit
offered to Tony last evening by most respecta-
BILE number OF our prominent citizens are too
not only thronged auditorium but one distn
guished by the social standing of the people
who attended the performance
Not ticket was sold outside OF the box office.
and we ought to say that some ofthe gentlemen
signers to the complimentary card having sug-
gested that each signer should, ms usual. be
given n certain number of tickets to sell among
their friends, 1t was answered, that the compt-
ment was worth more to Denier and the man
agement of the st. Charles that happened to
could be made to the beneficiary. Despite very
Indictment night the theatre was filed and the
appreciation Of the pantomime was genuine,
OF the acrobntie Wood family, Mr.. Wash. Marks
confronted him just as he was about hurryiDg
himself off the stage. and in q neat and appro-
pleappreciated his ibsrality. and presented him
with a handsome silver cup as simple but
earnest token of the esteem In which he was
held.
question, and the occurrence provoked paDto-
mimic episode that was not In the bill; His
eyes were mofStA nen ana Two real tears Sil1 down
his bismutb painted cheeks. He took the cup
and. with great effort. said. somewhat inco-
herently: Really, ladies and gentlemen, this is
too much for me. All ! tried to do was my duty
rs a man. and If you will excuse me- will sin
cerey thank you and bid you farewell"
The reception OF Tonys remarks was ring
Ing applause from all parts OF the house.
Grimaldi Adams seemed inspired last night
and in the gymnastic exercises showed himself
competent to lead a troupe of the best leapers
In the world
THE LAST MATINEE
of Humpty Dumpty occurs to-day ut noon. and
the farowf II of the troupe for this season takes
place at night.
THE ADAH RICHMOND
opera houffe combination will open at the st.
Charles ON Sunday In La Perichole.
JOSEPH MURPHY
plays Mt the matinee and Mt night his farewell
peTfOI nance ut the Academy.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-14
COMPARING SIGNATURES.

very important point was developed by the
defense In the case Of Eliza Lagrange against
the Recorder of Bi0is and Deaths. In this
suit. with which the public must now be famil-
lar owing to tho frequent illusions published
with reference to IT, Mrs. Lagrange denies that
certain signature on the record of births is
hers.
Judge Whitaker wns called az an expert TO nx-
anime the doubtful signature and compare II
with authentic signatures Of the plaintiff. After
q long thorough and minute comparison be
tween the lines. figures, characters and par
aphes Of the signature Eliza Badon" in a nota-
rial net Of l949 and the Same name upon the rro-
ord Of births. the expert came to the conclusion
that Il was the signature Of tne same person in
DO h books.
There arc. said he. some slight differences in
the curves and appearance in the tracerv If the
name. but this can be attributed to differences
difference between tbs pens used In writing
one or the other signature
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-14
CITY ECHOES.

Tho gong Of Fire Company No. 81 is out Of
order.
Tho gongs reported as out Of order by the
police. yesterday morning. were repaired last
evening. and are now in good order.
The wharf on the levee between Julia and st.
Joseph streets. caved In on Thursday evening
causing 300 sacks of wheat to fall into the river.
Fifty sacks of the wheat were recovered.
Katie Connolly aged months. was accident
ally smothered to death ut her mothers resi-
dsnce. on Bertrand near Liberty street. some
time during Thursday Eight
An unnecessary alarm of fire was sounded at
o'clock Friday morning, there being only a
chimney fire at the corner OF Basin and Perdido
streets.
A mulatto male child a month and half old.
was found yesterday by Mrs. Colbert at the cor
ner of Gravier and Broad streets. Mrs. Colbert
took the child to her residence.
On Thursday night Mrs. Elizabeth PringIe.
residing at the corner OF franklin and Julia
streets, was Knocked down and seriously in
Jured by car No. 81 of the st. Charles street line
She declined to prosecute the driver.
Last evening Corporal Tarragona and Officer
quet who charged by John Bnlan with as
saultng him with dangerous weapon with in
tent 10 kill.
At II o'clock yesterday morning Officer Lafrau
encountered five negroes ut tie corner OF Camp
and Lyon streets, who were creating a dis
turbance Of the peace. The negroes ran away
upon the approach or the Officar and in their
flight dropped a package containing twelve new
handkerchief and nine new ladies' RULED
collars.
The inquest in the case of the killing of Chas
Cromwell, who was shot by A. 7. Dumay, was
concluded yesterday. The Jury, after hearing
the evidence. returned verdict that death
resulted from the Effects of gun shot wound
Marley accordingly charged Dumay with muir
der.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-14
THE FREE SCHOOL FUND.

The State Auditors report OF amounts re-
ceiyed into the treasury from 1s49 to October /
1873. from sales of sixteenth section Of school
lands for the benefit Of the Free School Fund "
shows that total of s72s.e74 As has been real
lied. The highest amount was collected In
1856 $4,000: the lowest In 1874 1909 II. In 1868
and 1869 none collected
The free school fund" was abolished by act
value of s72se74 A., we're sold for the purpose Of
paying the floating Indebtedness of the State
that is. the per diem. mileage and illegal and
robbing claims of the Radical Legislature and
the proceeds also served to fill the pockets OF
the members Of the Republican ring.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-14
NO FISCAL AGENT YET.

The committee of four. consisting of Messrs
Nugent. Jumel, Dubuclet and Strong appoint
ed at the last meeting of the Funding Board to
interview the presidents Of the various banks
and find cut which Of them would accept the
position Of fiscal agent, completed its labors
yesterday. AL; the banks have answered and
there Is only: one to hear from. When this
answer RhGll ha received the committee will no.
tify the b nrd;of Liquidation that 1t is ready to
report. l. was rumored yesterday that the
bank yet to hear from had accepted the position
Of fiscal agent and that the Board Of Liquida-
ton had beer convened Immediately. but in
qliry failed to- suhsantiate the rumor.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-14
THE NEW DEMOCRAT, SATURDAY, ID,

the act Of March 9. 1865 consols Of 1865, will be
paid at the Treasury Of the United States, In
the city of Washington. on and after the ninth
day of March 1879 and that the interest on said
bonds will cease on that day:
Coupon bonds. dated July l. 1866. namely:
slo0-Nos. 146Ool to lat 900 both inclusive.
s5O0-Nos. 10i 00l to 105 600. both inclusive.
slOO0-Nos. 200 Oot To 2o4, 900, both inclusive.
Total coupon. s2.0000O0.
Registered bonds. 'redeemable at the pleas
ure of the United States after the first day of
July. 1870" as follows:
sloO-Nos. 10. 261 to 10 2T9 both inclusive
$500-Nos. II 321 to II 1876 both inclusive
~ 0oD-NOs. 80. sol to 30 304 both inclusive
IS ooo-Nos. IL. 701 to II 70i both inclusive.
$40 Ooo-Nos. 25. 351 to % 100 both inclusive.
Total registered ...................s3 900 900
Aggregate. 80. .................. 5.000,000
The amount outstanding included in the
numbers above, Ia five million dollars.
All United States bonds forwarded for re-
demption should be addressed to the Loan
Division, secretarys Office end all registered
bonds should be assigned to the Secretary Of
the Treasury for redemption"
Where parties desire checks In payment of
registered bonds. drawn to order Of any one
but the payee. they should assign them to the
Secretary Of the Treasury for redemption ac-
count o., the owner or owners, giving name or
names thereof
JOHN SHERMAN. Secretary
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-14
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following transfers have been recorde
in tho Conveyance Office:
j. J. Resell to A. Baudnan. n lot Of ground
bounded by tsplanade Johnson. Prieur
ground. with buildings and improve
Inents thereon. bounded by Cont.
Bienyile, Charities and Old Lavee
streets : az
square Of ground. with buildings and
improvements thereon bounded by
broadway. Chestnut, Washington and
Marie alias PaImyre, Gravier 70 James Gu
vllier. nine lots Of ground. bounded by
Broad, s.. Bernard Avenue. Oreilly and
housselin streets also 2 lot Of ground
bounded by Urquhart, MandeviIte. Mo
rales and Spain streets also three lots
Of ground bounded by Josephine, Mo-
=, rales, Urdqhart and Alexander streets. 80
ground, with improvements thereon,
bounded by Annuneiation Ninth Har-
mony and Laurel streets ................ III
Mrs. F. Roser TO John Jung, a certain lot of
ground. with improvements thereon,
BOUNCED by Leontine. Valmont. Laurel
and Jersey streets. ..........-... .-......,. q
jean Bonnet to Jean v Cathalougne. a Ger
tain piece of ground with buildings
thereon. bounded by ST. Philip Roman
:, Ursulines and Derblgny streets. ...-...- 90
Succession OF NJ; and b. Schabel to George
Baptist. certain lot of ground with the
buildings and improvements thereon.
bounded by Constance, Harmony Lau-
rel and Ninth streets; also a lot of
ground. with the buildings and i'm
provements thereon. in the same dis
trtct and square, .............. ....-... 90
VIM. Il Finnegan to Lawrence Rapp, five
lots OF ground with the improyements
Joseph and Arabella streets. .....a,..-.--. II
Marie. alias Falmyfe, Gravier. to Antonio
Durier. lot Of ground. with all the de-
pendencies thereto belonging bounded
by Vaudeville. Urquhart. Morales and
bpHlu rlTeelS- ..t-r-.' ''...''...'..- u
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-14
STREET CLEANING.

Ordinance No. 47ss, Administration Series,
was passed on the twelfth instant. 1t provides
for the cleanliness of streets cutters and yards
by making It unlawful to deposit any offal or
refuse matter in yards or on the sidewalks
The ordinance also orders that all garbage shall
be pat in boxes barrels or other suitable re-
ceptaces and placed on the sidewalks between
and d. m. The penalty for the first offense is
a fine not more than sos and not less than sI0
and for the second otfense a fine of not more
than S25 and not less than $40 will be imposed
The Administrator of improvements declares 1t
his intention to vigorously enforce the pro-
visions OF the ordinance.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-14

Yesterday evening a negro thief entered tho
ftore Of MesErs. Folsom Brothers and was sde-
tected in the net Of stealing u revolver. He was
promptly coilarcd and escorted to the rear Of
the building to await the arrival Of two police
officers. who had been sent for to take him into
custody Everybody thought IL WIS all right;
that the negro could not escape without pass-
ing through the front of the store; but upon
the arrival Of tho police they discovered that
the darkey had disappeared through the rear
door, which everybody thought was locked.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-14
ON THE FLAGS.

The Fl gs were quite animated yesterday ever
the question as to whether the interest on the
State debt would be paid or not at its maturity
One prominent broker made wager Of $1,000 to
5000 that the interest would be paid; another
was willing to risk $50 to SO that it would be
paid. but the reporter could not learn whether
there were any takers or not. This topic seemed
to agitate the brokers more than anything else.
and the movements Of certain bank presidents
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-14

were watched with scrutiny that to an outsider
was somewhat amusing
The report that the Funding Board would
meet last evening to take under consideration
the proposals to pay the January coupons kept
several nnanciers down town. but, as nothing
came OF It. they went home dispirted The
rumors flying about relative to the offers made
sent consols UP to 49,. and the prospects are
TINT to day they will advance II the mysterious
talk on the flags can he believed.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-14
ms FAILED.

Mr.. Gauthreaux. late inspector of the
Slaughter House. and now civil sheriff, &C
companied to the Slaughter House Major
Flower. the recently appointed inspector,
aud turned the office over 10 him. the duties of
which Major Flower will to-day assume Mr.
Don Gordon will be the deputy inspector.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-14
THE QUARANTINE SUIT.

In the case Of VIM. M. Beers vs. the Board Of
Health. wherein plaintiff sues for damages
done his cargo Of fruit by fumigation and de-
tention. defendants through their attorney. T.
Fl. Reusch. deny all Of plaintiffs allegations.
and particularly plaintiffs ownership of the
vessel and cargo. and damages thoreto they
allege that It Is the duty Of the Board Of Health
Jamaica and other West Indian islands,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-14
OBsTRUCTING BANQUETTEs.

Af1ldavits were made against the following
merchants and storekeepers for violating soc
ton of ordinance 1855 A. s.. of 1873 relative to
obstructing banauettes J. b. Solari. M. J..
MeAdam. Theodore Levau, NJ. Popovich, =
Senac, q. Sciaccauga, u. II. Piccaluga B. An
thony. Jos, spiro. J. Vending. NJ Lion. G.
- Seaman. -- Couvertie, FRANCO Iago, H.
Bonzerat O. Borte. q. A. Damicourt, NJ. RIoos-
mann. Tho eases will be tried on Friday. the
10Th inst.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-14
RETURNED.

Companies A. B, H and J. Of the Thirteenth
Infantry, arrived In the city yesterday morning
from Atlanta. Ga. whittier they went on the
breaking out Of the fever. They were under
command OF Capt. DeCOurcey.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-14

Hows this! Isn't it about the time Of year
for hens to lay eggs with the legend "War,"
in bold face plea type, engraved on one end?
Perhaps the failure Of the Bank " Glasgow
has set the season back n month or tWo?-
INorrStown Herald.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-14

According to the st. Louis Republican,
10000 Republican Greenbaekers and IA, 1876
Democratic Greenbackers voted the Green
back State ticket in Missouri at the Novem-
Der election
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-14

Are you in business for yourself? IF you are,
you want to have your health. so you can attend
to business. II you are not you want your
down. feel miserable and have no appetite
you need toning no. To do this there Is moth
ing equal to Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic. IT restores
the appetite. puriffs the blood and stimulates
digestion. It Il pleasant and safe. and its quail
ity purity and navor are gnaranteed.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-14

The amount Of dividends paid in San Fran
cisco last month was $f9t, 700, against s2954
300 in November, 1877. Fourteen mining
companies fell off from 81, 730, 900 to 100000.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-14

Nine. Prudhomme to her husband: "Did
you know that the Emperor Of Russia was
very i'll p M. Prudhomme: cts possible.
But tranquiize yourself, my dear; kings and
emperors very rarely die. Hardly one OF
them dies a year. And just see how many
poor people like ourselves die every yearI'
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-14

ment Of river steamboat will run three
dozen railway trains nine times as far Chi
Cago Journal.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-14

No hotel in this country or Europe Is more
thoroughly comfortable for families and ladies
travelling alone than the well-known Colonnade
Hotel in PhaIe phia. Pa.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-14

He was reading in the paper the other even
ing Of Dodd. Brown Il Cos failure. When the
little tive-y ear-old went TO bed that night said
she, Mamma, who shall | pray to now that
bod has failed z"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-14

Drayman Kearney is now delighting large
audiences in San Francisco with reminds
cences of his adventures in the East. He
judges, from a short talk which he had with
the President in Washington. that there is in
man who is awed by political thieves and
hasn't backbone enough to give direct
answer" AS for the Bourbon Democrats
who held a convention in Faneul Hall, they
are merely "oldl bue-blooded convent-burn-
ers." He is utterly disguised with Gen. But
Ter, and threatens to go back to Massachu-
setts and bury him so deep that he will
never show his head upon the political arena
again."
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-14

Among the Russian mission lately received
In Cabul was found an outlawed Afghan of
note The Ameer recognized the cuIprit, and,
in spite OF the protests Of the general In
charge Of the mission, the delinquent paid the
penalty of his rashness with his head.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-14

The New York SIM says there are over
10000 men in New York who cannot write. A
good many Of them are editors, but they are
lightning when it comes to shears Mil
Waukee Sun.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-14

The faint Of Reputation is spreading among
New York towns. Angelica, Allegany coun-
ty, which bonded Itself for $4,000 for the
Rochester, Nunda and Pennsylvania railroad,
has, at a special town meeting, resolved to
resist payment. The towns OF Birdsall lin
the same county and Wolcott, Wayne county,
are also meditating proceedings to the same
end.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-14

Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic is agreeable. whole
some and inyigorating. and its purity is guar
antend