The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-19

vate residences OF nearly all of the police
commissioners, and had never received q cent
Tor any OF It, The only pay he had received
was was ms salary OF 500 a month. The com
m1ttee are In the midst Of their investigation
OF the police department and more discIos-
ures equally as bad, If not worse than those
already made are looked for. 1t is reported
that they will investigate the management of
| THE MISSOURI STATE LOTTERY
a few years ago and it's connection with the
police department, for it is pretty generally
believed that some of the police commission
ers were In the lottery ring.
The geological department at the Fair
Grounds has been greatly enlarged the past
year Several new houses have been built
ana over hundred new animals purchased,
including an entire menagerie.
THE GEOLOGICAL GARDEN
Is now one of the largest in the country. and
II Is by lar the most attractive feature of the
FAIR Grounds. A concert is given on the
grounds every Saturday and Sunday after
noon by Postlewaite's band, and trottlng
match isgenerally held on the race track Sat
urday afternoons. Next Saturday DeWolf, the
Mexican rider, is to give an exhibition in the
amphitheatre. He Is to ride fifty miles in
two hours and fifteen minutes, changing
horses at the end OF every mile, and riding
the last mile without saddle or bride
-, The mepbers of the st. Louis Jockey and
lrottng Club are in high spirits.
IHB RACES
that are to come off on their grounds from
June to June 3, inclusive, are bound to be q
success, they say. The runners that are to
take part in the races are already on the
grounds, most of them, and the rest will soon
arrive, The steamboat City of Alton, which
arrived In st Louis from New Orleans last
Saturday brought score or more of running
horses from New Orleans and the South.
Among the New Orleans horses were Law
renee Herts Charlie Howard" "Redman,"
Henry 0wngs y "Redding," vermont" and
9 York A1 fa Ms,Shs p PS5t
link" and "Verdigris" There ssl,,'o We're three
horses also from the stables of Barclay X
Hugglns, OF Dallas, Texas; two from the sta
bles OF Spencer d Brien, of Hampstead, Tex
WINNER, OF Yazoo City, Miss.
ne directors OF the Jockey Club have
hnaliy fixed the dates, races and purses of
the june trotting meeting The races will be
n eld June Is, 2G, 81 and %. The first day will
be for 300 and % classes; the second day
ior "9 and 25 classes; the third day for
30 and % classes, and the fourth day for
the free for-all and 2:25 classes. The club
places $1,000 on each race. Entries will close
June H.
CAssIUs NJ. CLAY,
OF Kentucky, has accepted an invitation of
prominent business men in st. Louis to de- |
liver an address at the st. Louis Chamber Of
commerce next Thursday evening on the |
Commercial Destiny of the Western Henis- |
phers:'" In the invitation extended to Mr.. |
Clay, the st. Louisans say, "The opening of a |
commercial gateway to the Gulf Of Mexico |
ana the tendency OF our people to the develop
ment OF commercial relations with the people |
OF equatorial America points to a reorganiza- |
ton OF the worlds commerce."
An election Of officers was held by
THE ST. LOUIS SCHOOL BOARD
last Tuesday night. Mr. W. r. Harris was
re elected superintendent Of public schools |
MI; Philip krieger was reelected treasurer
ma Mr. u. III. Baare was reelected bailir
LOUIS HutZier was elected secretary in the
place of Milton Wash, present incumbent.
! homas Furlong was elected architect in the
place of Edmund Jungenfeld and Mr.. q. W.
PattIson was elected attorney of the board in
place Of r. i. Rombauer