The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-23
The Billiard TOuFnament-A Dinner to
ChOtteau-The Elevated RaiIrOads-Pre-
paratiOns for Receiving the :" "OId Guard -
Celebrating COnkling's Re Election
Police Items-Eailures Etc.

NEW YORK Jan 22-Rudolph beat Gallagher.
and Daily Hese. In the tournament billiard
"A complimentary dinner was given Leon
Chotteau last evening. Among the gentlemen
nhaa xpesdn W% a Sss Of e and
posed as a toast. THE American Press" and
said that he. ia conjunction with Nathan Apple
| numbers In various French towns and been re-
ceived most cordially. He proposed to do the
same ia the principal cities Of this country. He
leaves In few days for Washington.
+ Work will begin Immediately on another ele-
waited railroad the iron contract for which is the
largest that has ever been made In this country
The two roads now in operation are a great
success. They do an immense business, but
the horse cars are paying. Many one. horse
cars. however have been substituted for two
Great preparations have been made to make
the civil and military reception Of the Old
affair. Many of the best military ORGANIZATIONS
q the country will be represented. and among
ss aryfa the Bson
1f % Boston. the Twenty-second Regiment. Of
sad Faareens ss
brooklyn the New Haven Grays. the United
Train Of Artillery of PEovldence The Amoskeag
Burgesses Corps. the Twelfth Regiment. officers
7sns' Corps. TIE be, Utica 0tlzeqs Corps ire
First REGIMENT of Providence Light Infantry,
the Maryland Fifth Regiment, The National
Lancers of Boston the State Fencibles OF Phil
adeiphia. and the foreign consuates and their
suites.
Yesterday afternoon the coored men OF this
city fired one hundred guns in celebration of
Senator Conk ing's reelection.
The funeral services over the body of Dr. |
Robert Halleck, aged seventy four a distin-
gu1shed farmer. Quaker. mesmerist magnetic
physician, homoeopathist and Spirtualist were
performed yesterday. under the auspices Of the |
drawing room was crowded with venerable |
long haired men, emotional and trance sneak |
log and inspirational orators of both sexes. |
John Tiernan, a converted clergyman Of the |
Church of England. and q resident of Austria |
la; j.. delivered the Onening address. Miss |
Nellie Brigham. aged thirty. a genteel- looking |
woman, prayed and preached. The remains |
were taken to Hudson for interment
Frederick Bushnell. aged r. and Eddie Bird |
aged IA years, have been reading dime novels
and disappeared to be heroes.
Charley May, a crippled boy who was sent to |
Newark Jail last Friday at his own request be-
cause he was friendless and had no home. has |
been identified by Josiah Hawkins. of this city
DE strayed away from home when he was years
DID and has been missing fourteen years.
John Dobleman. proprietor OF Dobleman's
Flint Moss Works. failed liabilities $50 100; as
sets $4,000.
For the past ten days there has been con-
JIG siderable excitement on Change, accompanied
]y heavy advance in pork and lard. The ad-
7ancs since the start on pork has been So to
q 25 per barrel and lard from rs to s7K cents
per hundred pounds.
George Hinckenbear failed liabilities estima-
ed at x35. 200,