The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-27
RgEEv1TIES.

Louisiana Fire Company No. 10 will give a
grand entertainment on Saturday May 4, al
Giunewad Hall.
The brokers on CarOndelet street say that they
have never seen business so dull as II is now
no even in the dull month of August Of any
year.
The Moffett b9ll-punrh law remains in a
quiet corner in the Executive office. Coy. Mich
oils having not rs yet made up his mind as to
his action thereon.
Tho New Orleans, City Park and Lake Rail-
road Company inaugu, ate their first summer
trip on sunday next. From what we have
der TODD two dummies and number OF cars
have been received.
At tho request of many amateurs who could
not tend the Jesuits' Church. Easter Sunday.
Prof ColignOn will RI pea. o-morroR, Beelhn
gems Mas the sg5ms 81 rhs Hm
mels Alma Virgo" solos by Madame comes.
The Tnutonia Lodge No. 10. one of our most
fourshing and influential branches Of the |. 0.
0. f., propose to give grand Ma fest III
Loerer's Park, corner Bienville and Napoleon
streets, on Sunday next.
We understand that owing to the great snc-
cess that attended the floral festival at the
opera House Tuesday evening last. the
ladies of the Asso citation of the Servants of the
Poor" contemplate reproducing it at an early
date
poliee juror. parish of Nate itoches nice John
B Fleming, re- igned; aud Lyman c. Lyons
was app tinted jnsti<e OF the peace. Third Ward
parish of Vermilion. uice William A. White. re-
signed.
In the Tornado CASE testimony is sill being
taken at the Custnmhouse. Seventy five wit
nesses have TO be- b. ard, twenty five Tor more)
attorneys are OF gagged on all sides and The cost
0 taking testimony will foot up between $500
and $1,000.
The Auditor has an exceedingly compliment
airy etter from Congressman Robertson, thank
ing HIM for statistics furnished, at the request
Mr.. RoheI tson, relative to the levee t. X. its
revenue AMI amount expended by the State in
pa years for the prOtec ION. repairs and con
struct n Of the levees in this State. The sta
ii tics Forwarded were, it is said complete, fur
ni-hing data from the date at which the State
began the levee work.
The deposits at the United States sub,treas
ury yesterday footed up S31,772 49, OF which
$1,000 Was on q count of gold bonds and $4,000
was from the sales OF gold erifcates or coin
che pks The 81 stem If sales of these checks or
certif ates, under the REGULATE ms Of he Tr as
ury Department. Is such that under tn" present
low premium N gold the sub-treasnrer can
paying custom. duties at i per cent premium
ahnv. the New York rate as teiegrarhed at II IN.
This system seems to have met the appreciation
of those paying duties, as they prefer to pur
chase the coin certificate and pay that in, In pre-
ference to handling the coin ilself
| The bird fanciers complain, and with much
reason, that they are made liable to an onerOns
| certain seasons OF the year they vi it the coun-
| try parishes FIR the purpose Of purchasing
/ birds to supply the fefeiEH demand. III THESE
PAL ishes the police lulies have passed an or
dinance compelling them to pay license for
! buying birds. This. it is believed. is lille al,
to a tax for the transaction OF purchase The
seller is the party always taxed, nd the bird
| :, en- omplain Of this as death blow to their
business