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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-05
ECIIDSeS.

There will be four eelipses during the year
1878, two of each luminary, as follows: An an
nular eclipse of the sun near o'clock in the
morning Of February 2, which will, therefore,
be invisible to the people on this part of the
earth's surface. It will be partially visible
from nearly the whole OF Australia, but from
neither of the continents its northern limit
being south of the southernmost capes of Asia
and Africa. A partial eclipse of the moon in
the morning of February H. visible from the
United States. The moon will enter the earth's
shadow at 8 :5211a a. M, and leave it at 1874
a. m. At twenty-one minutes past O'Clock
the middle of the eclipse, o.s4 of the moons
diameter will be obscured. The time is not
favorable for general observation from this
section. A total eclipse of the sun, July 20,
visible. to all parts Of North America The
ka, Behring's straits, Alaska British America,
Western Montana, Western Wyoming, West
west of Denver City, and across Texas to the
Gulf Of Mexico, near Galveston city A par,
evening of August IL. The moon will enter
the shadow at so p. M. being then below the
horizon, and leave it at 7 IA p. M, when she
will be little more than half an hour high.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-05
CITY ECHOES.

VIM. Rice is in the Third on charge OK petty
larceny.
Patsy Bontroue IL in the Third Station again,
this time charged with the larceny Of fifty cents.
Ohas. Keamer was locked up in the Central
Station, charged by Lawrence Duffy with obtain
ing money under false pretenses.
Charles Brown was lodged in the Central Sta
ton, charged by Corporal Griffin with being
dangerous and suspicious character.
Felicie Oastane was lodged Ia the Third Sta
ton, charged with beating child aged nine
years.
Tom Ray, for being dangerous and suspi
oious char acter, WAS locked up in the 3 suburban
(5evonthl Station.
VIM. Donovan, icing found under suspicious
circumstances in Thos. lngraham's room, was
arrested and lodged in the Central Station.
Yesterday a white man named Geo. Cooper,
while ut work on the ship Jamaica, lying at the
head OF Robin street, had his leg broken by q
bale Of cotton falling on him.
A. r. Murdoch occupied the floor OF cell in
the Third Station, charged with disturbing the
peace while drunk and carrying concealed
weapon.
John M Lee was arrested corner Front and
Canal streets and lodged ia the Harbor Station,
charged by J Terriere with assault and battery,
and by Officer y. Dorsey with disturbing the
peace.
Geo. A. Sylvester and Frank bayfield, were
lodged in the Third Station, charged with being
dangerous and suspicious characters and having
valise in their possession supposed to have
been stolen.
A colored woman named Aunt Tyler was ar.
rested at No s North street and LODGED In the
Central Station by Aids Minor and Hennessey,
charged by ). Ray with the larceny OF dress
coat and pair of shoes.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-05
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
LICENSES AND TAXES.

During Wednesday and Friday. the two first
days Of the year on which the treasury depart
ment at the City Hall has received the licenses
for 1873 not less than $40, 900 was paid in, and,
judging from the large number Of persons around
the desks OF the clerks of Col. Denis yesterday,
which was equal to that on the previous days,
not less than s2n,C coo worth Of licenses could have
been paid in again. In order to give the most
liberal construction to the ordinance allowing q
discount to prompt payers Of licenses it has been
resolved that the seven days during which the
twenty per cent discount shall be allowed shall
extend to Monday afternoon at O'Clock, instead
OF Saturday afternoon at the same hour.
THE CITY TAX BILLS.
II Ia due to Administrator Brown and Mr.. Louis
st. Martin, in charge OF the city tax bills, to say
that they have manifested extraordinary dill.
gence by having the entire list Of bills completed
in due time. Notwithstanding the short time
which the clerks have had to perform the labori-
GUS work, it was flushed yesterday and on
Wednesday next the bills and accompanying REQ
ords will be transmitted, formally. to Col. Denis,
as the Administrator Of Finance, for collection on
the ensuing day. Owing to the present pressure
on his department, due to applications for the
payment OF licenses it is probable that the collec
ton OF taxes will not begin before the 10Th inst
Meanwhile, the city Administrators will consider
the propriety OF Offering q discount to those tax
payers who may be willing to show promptness in
settling up their tax bills.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-05
ADJUSTMENTS.
THE wAGNERs MAKE A HIT.

Gal Wagner's Ministries presented new pro-
grsmme last evening to small audience, 1t ID
true, but comprising large number OF our best
people, and withal most enthusiastic. Yes, lar
more enthusiastic than we have seen 1t even ut
the st. Charles since Gal came here. The pro-
gramme throughout consisted Of genuine negro
minstrelsy, and introduced Gal In some OF bis ar
tstio Southern negro delineations, which are 30
neat and pleasing, and ford him the opportupi-
ty OF displaying bis sympathetic voice and OK
quisite mimic qualities.
There was presented q oomical quartet'e, par
tcipated in by Gal, HALEY, Hawkins and Sam
Price, and an Ethiopian pas seM by sarony,
which were excruciatingly funny and the details
OF which we must omit, preferrng to let those
who will visit the ST. Charles tonight ENJOY
the fun without the alloy of description. The
entertainment, which closed with the "Dime
Novel Heroes on the Bad Treatment oil the mo-
docs OF the Black Hills" WAS hit and promises
to attract fine houses to the ST. Charles Iheatre
during the engagement OF the minstrels. ne
member the matinee to-day.
"rhe Wild Rose CT Mexico" will BIO repeated
again tonight and at the matinee at the
VARIETIES THEATRE,
whilst at the Opera House Mr.. Durands
French Dramatic Company will present at the
matinee the Iaughsble oomedie-vaudeville oil
"LEs DoMrNos ROSES"
and one act vaudeville entitled "Le Ohapeau
de rHorloger,n which provoked 30 much hilartJ
on Thursday night. AT night We are to have
''Les Vivacites du Capitaine Tic" and Iii
Poudre aux Yeux," both amusing comedies By
the well known and successful authors, LII
Biche and Martin.
3 The Academy will give "Struck Oil' at boil
performances to-day.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-05
SIX TO ONE.

The Mayor and the City Printing Award.
Capt. Jas. D. Edwards, Administrator Of Water
works and Public Buildings, returned on Thurs
day evening from short business trip to GAL
weston and was at his post in the City Hall
yesterday. Our greeting to Capt. Edwards
WAS necessarily followed by conversation on
municipal matters, not emitting the action Of the
Council on Wednesday last awarding the city print
ing to the DEMooRAT. We are happy to say that
Mr.. Edwards expressed himself unreservedly in
harmony with the majority. and even said as
much as that he would have voted for the DEMO
Graf, making the vote six to one instead Of five
to one, Is it was.
THE MAYOR,
it was generally understood at the Hall, would at
the next meeting OF the Council return the reso-
luton awarding the printing without his signature
on different grounds, it was said, from what
would be considered veto. Whatever this
means, however, we are unable to conjecture.
At all events we do not give this as anything mere
than mere report, for We did not commit the
indelicacy of questioning his honor or any Of the
city officials on the subject.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-05
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

ST. CHARLES HOTELe-Hon L Gibson, New
Orleans; Il Krainen. st Louis; D /, L (
New Nork; Burr Miss Burr, E M Stable
Ohio; Jas McArthus,,P Howard, Chicago;
Hinckley and wife. New W York; Williams.
naa Mq e. ea
Ohio Gen SrHpY1 w tight BrqTn and
wife Henri AeksRR ss
coast: Fl B Tomkins, Savannah; Mrs G T Ohm
sted, Mobile; P Hawkins. st louis.
ST. JAMES, HoTEL-C Jordan, Memphis bis
W York P saaniey Pamnsr Washpson
Kinds city Cousealy Magp9lMh cG MIS-
beE'aiaa Jefferson parish; Il Townsend
Mississippi NJ Bomgarden; New York; 3
Whetmore, Lopdon; John Hall Galy y
VIM Dare. Northeast. Md; R Q Britger. Co
lumbug; SMITH Jnmes wee wee ap Ta iaay
Trimball Austin: :, Rufus Cage, Galveston; Mrs
Mary Grimeto st Mar Mitehe MMn1Rgn RrTan
] j Duke and son. Ben R Coleman. John Young.
Homer. La; W Carloss and wife, Miss J. q
Hodges, Webster parish Ia; A Ramsay 3 Y Mis-
louisiana; Thomas W Rhodes, New York !;
n NJ Cowden, New York.
CITY HOTEL.-Jos Fitzpatrick. coast: J A
Gef e pnsan Mazsv Henri Kew
Clarke. Brookhaven: Capt Il E Freeman. New
York: James H Hall and wife Maysyilei; :, Miss Us,
Atlanta: Williamson, Cincinnati; E Ran
dol h. Robert Lee Randolph Grant 1 + snan-
non, Galveston; Mrs s Bell and chI IL 81 Be[-
nard Mclean. Rapides: Geo MhltWor1tn q,
Jeanerette: C F Emmett La Dickson. Sh1-
cago; r Martin, Houston; Neal, M Ml,da
James E Thornton. Atlanta; E1Wln y Hnh nssi
cago; T G Sweeney, steamer Fanchon; A Ly-
man, Cincinnati; George NJ Grow, Coushatta.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-05

to It's starting point. A funnel Is then placed
over the mo1lth-piece. Mr.. Edison used one
made of plain piece of writing paper. me
cylinder lis then turned over the same space ~
originally traversed and the SOUNDS are lop.o1
duced accurately and can be heard for several
feet around the instrument, varying always
with the loudncss of the tone In which the
words were spoken to the machine, After re-
ceving the indentations made by the pm tne
lead paper can be- taken off the cylinder, ana
by replacing it at any other time the WORDS
can be exactly reproduced. This Is what MI.
Edison thinks will make the machine practi-
cally valuable. IL.
room in which the exhibition was given, Mr..
Edison was singing to the machine, Tommy,
Make Room for Your Uncle The, reporter
expected, when the funnel was placed over the
mouth-piece, to only hear inarticulate Woius
reprod,ced. but he was astOniBhed In hearing
the words of the song quite as plainly as ne
henrd them when uttered by Mr.. Edison Mr..
Edison tried the effect of turning the crank
slowly. and the slower 1t moved the deeper
was the sound Of the reproduction as tne
crank was moved faster they came again in
@ shrill tenor.
Mr.. Edison then said to the machine "Now
is the winter of our discomfort made glorious
summer" etc Turning the crank slowly q
Richard was heard to speak with deep and
dabolical voice. Turning the crank rapidly
the same words were heard in shrill and
ptSuIant voice, rs though Richard was In u
bad humor and did not care to play his part.
The World reporter was invited To say
something to the photograph. He APP
preached the machine and stammeringly said
to IL, '"Tbe world is mine oyster and shall
not want" The instrument was readlusted
the crank turned again and all that could be
heard was "shall." The reporter was embar-
raised. for he felt that the photograph. was
propheticaly mocking him. Mr. Edison,
however, kindly explained that the reporter
had so emphasized the ''shalf' that the other
words were lost In the reproduction.
Several days ago Mr.. Edison adjusted the
photograph to the telephone and succeeded
! perfectly In sending a conversation over the
| telegraph wires from his laboratory, ut Menlo
| Park to Newark. q distance of seven miles.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-05
FIRST DISTRICT COURT.

Court met at 10 O'clock, Hon. Edmund Abel
presiding.
Mrs Edwin Duper was arraigned on charge
OF assault and battery, plead not guilty and was
released on her own bond until notified for trial.
Benjamin Bludsoe, charged wi b assault and
battery, plead guilty to assault. which plea was
accepted by the District Attorney, and the &C.
cused was released on his bond to appear for
sentence.
Martin Montgomery, charged with assault and
battery, plead guilty to assault. The plea was
accepted by the District Attorney. The accused
wishing to be sentenced right eff, his Honor sen.
fenced him to one day in the Parish Prison and
the costs of prosecution.
Peter Williams, found guilty Of petty Iaoeny,
was sentenced to one day in the Parish Prison
and to pay costs OF prosecution.
Charles johnson, charged with assault and
battery, did not appear for trial and capiss was
issued for him.
The charge Of assault and battery against Jno
Sanchez and Nelson Stephenson was nolle pros
equied.
Alfred Chilean, Harry Burns and Sam Taylor
plead guilty to q charge Of larceny and were re-
handed to prison to await sentence OF the law.
John Burch, charged with entering in the day
time, and Letitia williams, with larceny, were
arraigned and plead not guilty.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-05
CAPITOL NOTES.

"Off shore" signals we're ordered down yes
terday by the Signal Bureau kilograms.
The Educational Department Committee met
in executive session at the office OF the State Su-
perintendent of Public Education, yesterday.
Quite number of the country members of the
Legislature have arrived during the past forty
eight hours, as will be seen by the interviews
upon the constitutional convention question pub
hshed in another column.
The Auditors statement, published in yester-
days DEMOCRAT, surprised some of the men,
bers, who did not dream that over 100000
interest fund had been collected since the inaug-
uration of the government.
The legislative committee to investigate the
affairs of the State Land Office met yesterday.
Present Senator Robertson and Representa-
tives Peralta, Tremoulet and Drury. The ex-
perts appointed pre- scented their report, showing
the Deficiencies under past administrations,
which was discussed and examined in executive
session, after which the committee adjourned
until o'clock this evening.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-05

then went on to explain the mode oflowering the
grade OF imported sugars and the necessity OF
adopting system Of tariff not based upon ooltr
or the Dutch standard.
ON THE MONEY QUESTION
Gen. Gibson was firm supporter OF the re-
turn TO specie payments as speedily as possible.
In his opinion the reconciliation OF silver would
not have the desired effect OF increasing our cur
rency. II it should be remopetized 1t would
simply increase it's value, and gold would be
placed, as it were, out OF the market. Up to
say s2O-it would be we'll enough to make silver
legal tender, but from it's bulk and weight, be-
yond this amount II would be cumbersome.
Another thing that reconciliation wonld bring
about would be the shipment thither from Ger
many and France OF It's surplus coin, which
would produce disastrous results to our COM
merce. From investiga atoms made by the Fipan-
cial Committee OF Congress, 1t IL fact that
there is
MORE SILVER IN CIRCULATION
now than at airy other time since the existence OF
the government. 3 liver as q subsidiary coin was
all that our commerce required, but to make it
the standard of value Was mistaken idea.
Repeating what he had aaid before, the General
said that there could be no question busw our
levees would receive the attention they deserved
from Congress, and that the tariff on sugar would
be satisfactory to our planters.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-05
A DAMAGED JUROR.
He sues for $1,000 for Being Locked Up
In the jury Room.


ICincinnati Times, December 28.l
Martin Misunderstanding, one Of the jurors
in the late Dodsworth trial. brought suit,
yesterday afternoon, against Sherlif wallace
and the county commissioners To recover
$4,000 for damages alleged to have been sus-
tanned by him by reason of the treatment he
was compelled to suffer, and the loss of his
businessman of butcher during the time
he was confined on the jury. He charges
that from the 23d Of November until the 9th
custody, he was. although not charged
with any offense against the laws OF
Ohio. and against his will deprived OF his
personal liberty by William p Wallace,
sheriff. He further says thatduring the time
from the Esd OF November, when the trial
was commenced and while progressing, he
was every day after the court had adjourned,
and until the court had again convened, by
Joseph Noses then acting as deputy sheriff,
and under orders Of Wallace as sheriff,
November, after the Judge had discharged
the jury, until the said jury was finally dis
charged, continually kept in the same room
with eleven other persons; that during oil
Hamilton county, whose duty it is amply
to supply the jurors while they are kept
together by order Of the court with all
the necessary and reasonable comforts
Of life, did net provide the plaintiff
with the necessaries OF life and reasonable
comfort but that he with the other persons
sworn as jurors, was compelled to lie on q
straw mattress laid on the floor, and that
only after repeated demands had been made,
and after he had already contracted rheuna-
tism, was he provided with one blanket,
which was entirely insufficient bedding for
the season of the year. He further says that
the room in which the jury was kept was
never, during all the time they were confined,
once cleaned, and that, in consequence Of all
these wrongs committed against him by Wal
lace and the Board of Commissioners, he be-
came sick and suffering, and had to sustain
great bodily pain and injury, and that he Is
Still suffering from this wrong to his damage
In the sum OF $4,000. The damage to his bust
| ness Is placed at $4,000
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-05
GOING TO JAIL.

Yesterday Criminal Sheriff Houston waited on
Administrator Brown to ascertain why the street
contractors had been paid, Notwithstanding the in
junction filed against the financial officers of the
city.
Mr.. Brown answered that they had acted on the
advice Of the City Attorney and that he could not
see what difference 1t made to Mr.. Houston since,
IL tho Injunction suit were decided in his favor,
he had the assurance that his claim against the
city would be paid.
The Sheriff, however, did not appear satisfied
with the answer, and left the City Hall to 20 to
his lawyer. whom, he thought, would apply
for rule for contempt against Mr.. Brown and
Col Denis. We have been invited by those gen.
,lemen to visit them in the Parish Prison when
they get there.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-05
Troublesome Taylor.

AT $3.50 O'Clock Thursday night, as Officers
Chase and Dorsey attempted to arrest negro
named Walter Taylor on board the steamer
Robert Mitchell, lying at the head Of Poydras
street, the accused assaulted Officer Chase and
knocked him down. Taylor then tried to make
his escape. Officer Dorsey then started in pur-
suit OF the fugitive, when he turned and fired
ne sho. at the off ser without eff,ot.
The officer returned the fire, but being
equally as bad . shot as the accused. he also
missed his man. The shot, however, had the ef-
feet of halting Taylor, who was brought to the
Harbor Station, locked up and charged with
shooting at an officer, and assault and battery on
officer
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-05
FIFTH DISTRICT COURT.

Mrs. M. Li.tlefeld VS.. Adolph Schneider
Judgment Of non-suit.
Francois Douns W.. Joseph Cazentre.-New
trial refused.
F. sevres vs. Dominique acknowledgement for
$11O, as prayed for.
asVlncent Meas vs.. John Rigamer.-Judgment
as prayed for in the sum of 1928. Reconven-
tional demand rejected. Injunction dissolved,
with $75 damages.
Louise Colomb ct ais VS.. Zoe Alpuente.-
to set aeide provisional seizure made absolute.
St. Mary's Catholic Orphan Boys Asylum vs..
the Board of Assessors of the parish Of Orleans,
etc. -Mandamus refused.
A. Womack We. F. J. Knapp-Judgmentf for
$500, as prayed for
Mrs Louise Leland and husband vs.. Owen
Connolly and wife.-Exception maintained as to
wife of Connolly; in other respects dismissed.
Philip Werlein vs. Merchants Mutual Insurance
Company. Exception dismissed.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-05
THE JETTIEs.

IOficial-Furnished by order of the Secretary of
WarJ
UNITFD STATES ENGINEER OFFICE.
Port Eads. South Pass. January 2, 1878.
Editor Overwhelmingly 1878. there was a
channel % feet deep. for width of 200 feet at its
narrowest point, at average flood tide. from the
main Mississippi river. through the jettied pro-
longation of South Pass. to deeper water in the
Gulf of Mexico.
At the head of South Pass the % feet channel
was at least 2s4 feet wide.
A practicable channel ia feet deep existed
from the main river to the Gulf.
High tide of the day was nearly the same as
average flood tide. At low tide of the day these
depths were lessened about 1T foot.
certify that the above Is correct statement.
and accords with the results of my partial sur
M r. BROWN
CAPTAIN of Engineers Q. S. A.
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POLICE BOARD.

The Police Board met last evening at their
rooms in the Central Station, Mayor Pilsbury in
the chair and quorum of the commissioners
Pstrolman J. M. White. Fourth Precinct. for
absenting himself from his beat without leave,
was fined one days pay.
Patrolman John Barry was fined five days
pay for drunkenness and conduct unbecoming an
officer.
Supernumerary W. r. Colt gave up the same
amount of his pay for the same offense.
Patrolman J. Dunn was fined five days pay for
neglect Of duty and conduct unbecomng an
officer.
Corporal Pepper sent in his resignation, which
was accepted.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-05

A woman in trance was recently buried
alive in Naples. From the evidence brought
before the appeal court it appears that she
was inferred with all the usual formalities.
Some days afterwards, the grave in which she
had been placed being opened for the recep-
ton of another body, it was found that the
clothes which covered the unfortunate woman
were torn to pieces, and that she had even
broken her limbs in attempting to extricate
herself from the tomb. The court sentenced
the doctor who had signed the certificate of
decease, and the mayor who had authorized
the interment, each to three months impris-
onment Tor Involuntary mdnsfaH5hter.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-05
MUNICIPAL COURTS.

VIM. Smith, charged with burglary and grand
larceny WAS Yesterday tnt before the superior
Criminal Court under bonds of $4,000 by Recorder
Smith, .
Mrs. Ann Kelly will be tried by jury OF her
countrymep, as she WAS yesterday sent before
the Frat District Court under bonds of 1850 by
Recorder Smith.
Eugene Campbell, charged with pocket pick
ing, was yesterday sent before the First District
Court under bonds OF $3.50 by Judge Milten-
berger.
Jake Williams, for the crime Of petty larceny,
was Yesterday sent before the First District
Court by Judge Miltenberger under bonds OF
1850.