The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-20
InyestigatiHR the ralice commissioners
The rerjurers' Ciub-AHother Pistol
Accidental Heavy Days Hnsfness-
Revival or -Prenttce's Con-
fcderase Editorial.

NEW YORK, March 19.-The investigation
Of the charges made by Mayor Cooper
against the police commissioners began In
the mayors Office ut noon to-day. Commits
sioners Smith, Nichols and Erhardt were
present with their counsel After the pre-
iiminary opening Erhardt presented series
or objections to the mayors charges that the
police force had become lax and demoraliHt'd
and that the streets were not kept properly
clean IN which he claimed that the mayor
had no Jurisdiction over him, and the charges
were vague indefinite and not specific enough
to enable him to properly answer them. The
mayor then began questioning CommiSsionrr
Smith, when the latters counsel, Mr.. Bart
lett attempted to reply, The mayor com
manded him to remain silent, and Bartlett
proceeding the mayor ordered his ejectment; /;
also that of Mr.. Eceesine, associate counsel,
amid considerable excitement The order,
however was not enforced The mayor asked
d series of questions, and the commissioners
refused to answer them, except through their
counsel but the mayor declined 70 receive
answers through that channel. The investi-
CATION is still going on:
perjury club are disappearing from this
city Bernstein, Perlstein and Freeman
have been convicted and sentenced to
many years Imprisonment, and now Cohen
Davis, sexton of the Jewish synagogue, ac-
eused OF perjury In the trial of Bernstein and
Freeman, has just been convicted but re-
manded He may be sentenced to the State
prison for any period between five and
twenty years. Cohen Davis, convicted
yesterday Of having committed perjury while
testifying In behalf OF Freeman and Bern
stein, fire-bugs, was to-day sentenced by
Judge Glldersleeve to seven years In the
State prison. Davis is sixty years old.
Alfred Hallensleben and some friends were
skylarking In front Of the bar of Henry
Gets saloon mo. 76 East Houston street, this
morning, when the barkeeper, Philip Hill, an
intimate friend OF Halenseben, took ont OF
the drawer revolver and said jokingly: III
you don't behave yourself, / will shoot you:
As he said this the pistol went off and Hal
lensleben received q bullet In his neck, inilict-
ing dangerous wound. HallenSleben refused
TO make charge against Hill.
AT the close OF business at the custom
300 registered entries OF merchandise had
been made on that day and that many more
were offered which had to lie over until yes
terday. This is the largest days work that
has been done In the custom-house since
August !, 1872, when the new tariff went into
effect. Then the bulk Of business was with
drawn entirely. The duty collected Monday
was over SS000o0. This activity in importa-
tion Is attributed to the healthy revival of
business.
Correspondence published to-day from
twelve States Indicate gratifying busi-
ness outlook In every direction The
manufacturers are hardly able to fill the
orders, and wholesale dealers report an
increase in the bulk OF their sales ranging
from ten to thirty per cent, although at low
prices compared with business OF previous
years. The crops are full of promise
The Times correspondent had an interview
Yesterday with Paul Shipman, associate edi-
tor of George ID. Prentice, OF the Louisville
Journal. Ia 1861 Shipman admits great deal
of the truth in regard to the suppressed seces-
sion article started by the Louisville Erentng
Post. respecting certain transactions in the
sprinr Of 1861. In which the name Of Prentice
figures to his conspicuous disadvantage.