The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-20
BREVITIEs.

We counted eight straw hats parading Canal
street yesterday.
Easter Sunday will be celebrated in every
church by a solemn high mass
All churches held services yesterday evening
and were we'll attended.
Last night myriads of fire-fies fitted among
the dark foliage OF the trees Ii the Canal street
cemeteries.
An Irishman says that his wife is 80 thin that
when she takes bath the water lowers In the
tub,
For the lack OF other excitement journalists
ride up and down in Col. Rivers elevator ut the
ST. Charles Hotel of evenings.
Miss Kate TT ayers concert comes Off on Mon
day evening next. the twenty second instant. at
Grunewald Hall.
The police jury Of st. Charles parish have
chants who opposed the Sunday law.
1t is the custom among Catholics to visit all
church on Good Friday. This rule was OBJ
served yesterday. but there were not as many
ladies as usual
The entertainment which the Club Drama
tiuue Social intended to give al the Opera
House on Easter night has been postponed to
Saturday. May 4.
Ag,eat many vessels in the port especially at
the Picayune tier, had their flags at half mast
yesterday in celebration Of the anniversary OF
the Death OF our Savior.
Pelican Council No. 1. of the United Friends
OF Temperance. give the hrst OF series OF en-
tertainments at hall No. SO Cam street. on the
twenty second Instant
The carnival of flowers. a novel and brilliant
entertainment, will be held at st Patricks Hall.
on Wednesday, the twenty fourth instant for
the benefit Of the Free Church of the Annuncia-
ton.
A Mr.. Roberts has constructed a neat minia-
ture side wheel steamer. which he calls the
Little Joker" OF afternoons the jauntry craft
excites the admiration Of the loungers on the
levee.
The sensational story of the st. Charles Mirror
about the finding Of skeleton. supposed to be
that OF Mrs. Cambon. who disappeared mystic
riously some time ago in Ut. John parish. has
created great excitement in that parish.
What have the st. Charles parish officials done
there by the Secretary Of state? The newly aap
poit ted inspector Of weights and measures for
that par ish saws that the recorder denies having
received the standards.
the head Of julia street, to see the beautiful
yacht Cook Luck. lying at that point. The
yacht is for sale dirt cheap. Here is chance
for our yachtsmen. The boat is for sale on &C
builder. He is dead
Charley Ross is what he is now called. We
refer to Billy, the pet goat of Fire Com pany No.
49, He has disapp AIRED for several days. Billy
had in his g. 8 Citations with the boys. acquired
some vicious habits. such as drinking beer at
IN cents glass, chewing cigarettes; but withal
he Was kind. and his horns Were painted a ton
der c,lor. an Owens says he will give a 800
note fnr his return to him. at the corner Of St.
Charles and PerdidO.
The ten cent excursion trips on our river fer
ries have begun in earnest again. Many ladies
and children avail themselves Of the pure.
during entire afternoon for single dime.
Mr. Thos. Pickles the owner of the Canal street
ferry. assures US Il at he will leave nothing I'M
done TO secure the comfort of his patrons and
make the excursions even more popular. Next
season he proposes to have an entirely new
boat to run in conjunction with the Louise.