The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-06
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Fire Company No. II will have an election
OF officers next Monday.
The Fire Department is making prepare
tons for q grand open air festival this sum
mer.
New suits is the watchword of civil court
clerks now, but alas, they are few and far be-
tween.
Watch out for No s's Mobile excursion on
Monday next, From what we have heard 1t
will be d success.
A large number of petty larceny cases.
drunks, etc, was disposed of yesterday in the
Second Recorders Court.
Artichokes two weeks ago were - 30 a
dozen; they can now be bought for seventy
five cents dozen.
French Market is graced now more than
ever by the presence OF a large number Of
Choctaw Indians.
Strawberries promise TO be cheaper this
year than ever before-so far it is promise
only, however.
Sixteen negro boys and a short handled
net were required to take one poor little craw-
fish yesterday from the New Basin.
Long range shooting, at 8OO 900 and 1000
yards, for the Lilienthal cup, will be resumed
at Frogmoor on Sunday tomorrow at Ii
o'clock. Open to all competitors.
There will be a committe Of ladies at
Greenwood Cemetery to-day to receive floral
offerings for the decoration OF the Confed-
crate monument.
Washington Square, in the Third District,
affords excellent pasturage grounds for goats
A COW or two would add much to it's rustic
appearance
Notwithstanding the vigilance Of the police
to "calaboose' offenders, the number of ur-
chins catching behind cars has not de-
creased.
The receipts at the United States sub
treasury yesterday were rs follows: Reve-
nue. and miscellaneous, $39,675 ~; customs
duties, coin, 1884 So; currency, $6sS 80. To
tai, Sal 500 SO.
The cemetery Of the, Third District, the St
Vincent de Paul, under the charge OF that
judcicus manager Mr.. Pope Lula. now pre-
sents a neat appearance and the flowers
| around the resting places of the dead are
blooming in profusion.
| Under the careful management of NJ. D
Lagan, ESQ, president Of the board OF ad
illustrators, the Charity Hospital mas pe
come almost another building, SO changed Is
| its appearance. Where once were broae
patches Of bllstered paint and fallen stucco
now Is rich brown coating Of. paint. Ole
| floors have been removed and decayed tim
bers replaced by sound ones.
Subscriptions to the new per cent loan a
| the United States sub-treasury for the pas
three days foot up S5216 80. A mistaken ides
seems to exist as to the deposit necessary t,
secure the transfer of those bonds to the sub
treasury here. Some are OF the opinion tina
the Q per cent deposit will bring the bond
here, and that the remaining 90 per cent cal
be deposited at the pleasure of the depositor
which lis not the case, q guarantee being re
auired to secure the transfer of the bonds
and that in addition to the per cent de
post.
The amount of Mexican silver dollars pai
into the United States sub-treasury recent
has been so large that their receipt ii
large amounts has been ordered stoppe
for the present. It seems that Speculation
were making commission of per cent o.
some OF that which went in, they buying a
ninety-five cents or less, when the none
would go in at par. It was not until the re
sued, and on yesterday it was discov
cred that those of speculative turn of min
were turning many an honest penny by tn
operation and then 1t was that the check wa
put to the large receipts.