The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-21
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The repairs to the Opera House building
have begun
The Potter sub. committee held an executive
session at the st. Charles Hotel last night.
Tho military spirit in our young men has
nearly sub .ided, owing 10 the warm weather.
Last night was the hottest Of the season. The
Thermometer stood at ninety two degrees.
It is almost impossible for people to sleep
these nights. Even the tramps decline the soft
side OF plank and tramp on.
The First District Court disposed of a few un-
important cases yesterday and adjourned until
Wednesday.
II was Miss Anna V. SINGER, and not Miss SIM
clair. who was AWARDED aS1lpioma and eertif11
cate for the bet vase OF wax fruit and dessert
at the Fruit Growers Association last night
There will be meeting Of the Workiugmen
s2s;iassstG party to-day at Tnrne ,T, Ha at
address in German and Judge Cullom in Eng
lish.
At the Fruit Growers Association last night
the fruit sold Drought very ME prices Dying to
of o. J. Berry d Dn, who auCtioned OF the goods,
who was the auetioneers
We received In the comb, splendid sample
Smith, who resides on Metarie Ridge. The
honey was delicious. and it's flavor was per-
fumed with the scents OF our summer flowers.
Mr. Andrew Wieks has built yacht on the
| same length-1twenty-ei eight feet--with an inch
more In the beam. and an inch more In the
carry the same canvas as the Meteor.
| From a number Of sources we learn that lately
the ladies' have serious cause for complaint on
account Of he action OF some OF the dry goods
clerks on CANAL street. 1t ia said that Just bea
| fore closing the. stores up some Of the clerks
SHOW an impatiene5 that prevents many lady
customers from shopping now.
gentlemen sent home o nice looking lot OF
butter the other day, and told his wife he had
bought ID at Cheap Johns. She said she would
not use it she was certain IT was oieornarRarine
and said It tasted bad. Shortly after he told
her he had bought 1t ut first class grocery, and
| raid forty cents q pound for It, and she sud-
| denly discovered that 1t was magnificent.
on the complaint OF the. store-keepers, re-
marked that If anybody obstrueted the side
walk It was not they. but the very men who
| com plain. The bsnquetns are constantly obs
ETC.. put there by the merchants along the
street and not word Is said against that By the
authorities. -
In the report of the proceedings Of the school,
| board on Wednesday evening last, 1t ts sfatesA
that the special committee on the con oiidatiogA
of the academic department, os. 2 and b.
presen' ed report 10 favor of renting the build4
| Ing lately occupied by the Hebrew Edueation
We understand. in favor of renting the build
| ing but merely reported the rent asked and
| that the scnUnl was an eligible one for the pur-
| nose contemplated. Their authority went no
| further,
| Alta meeting held Wednesday evening by the
young men of the Third District tub club was
| organized by the name OF the Neptune, The
| following named gentlemen were eeeted Off
| GERS: F. Brewer, president; John Copely, vice
president; George Never, secretary; Harry
Graham, treasurer; Alex WatiDey. sergeant
at arms. The Neptune Tub Club is organized
for he purpose Of giving series of entertain
day here viii be three races. The course viii
be $50 yards.