The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-29


quested the Attorney General to bring an
action to wind up It's affairs and obtain the
appointment OF John Barrow, the present
president as receiver; single member OF
cert with the poIiey-holders, has employed
| counsel to oppose the proposed action.
A coFFEE-HousE FOR CoNv1cTs.
New YORK. May 2a-The long taked-of
coffee house for convicts is nearly completed.
The Idea is to provide for the $4,000 men and
tons under the care of the commissioners Of
charities and correction an establishment In
which they may satisfy their hunger and
| thirst at q tritiing cost before they can be
| strong drink at the bars Of rum shops In
every direction.
BAILEp.
Moy-jin-kee, the Chinese missionary who
mitted to bail to-day. Charles Brown, OF the
Five Points Mission, became his surety In
$500.
TOBACCO AND WHISKY IN THE CHURCH.
The Zion African Methodist EpiscopaT
Conference Of New York State at Its session
yesterday adopted o report urging total alb
stinenee from Intoxicating drinks on the part
OF members saying that seven-eights OE the
poverty and the crime OF this country was due
to liquor. The clergy, It said, cost the coun-
the criminals $1O0,O00,000, and strong drink
from three to six hundred million dollars.
The committee ON tobacco reported that Its
use by ministers was very unbeeoming to the
gymen disagreed with the report upon the
impropriety OF the use of tobacco. and the
document was returned to the committee for
revision.
MORE ABOUT THE DWIGHT CASE
In the case Of the late Col. Walton d.
Dwight, Of Binghamton, N. X, suit was COM
| menced yesterday by Anna Dwight, orion
Chapman and Geo. Lyon, as executors Of the
| estate, against the Metropolitan Life lnsur-
| ance Company, to recover S9742, with inter-
| est and costs The summons was served yes
| terday. This was made the test case. There
are eighteen other companies interested In
the Issue, namely. the tEtnaa, New York.
National of Vermont, Northwestern, WASH
| ington, Berkshire United States, Manhattan,
Massachusetts Mutual, National Of United
States Homenpathe s Germania E17. Of Bro%oklyn,
| Questions Of fact and points OF law being de-
termined in one suit, all the others will be-
settled accordingly. In addition to Senator
Conkling, the executors Of Col. Dwight have
retained Hon. Henry Smith, q Albany, and
Hon. A. Green, Of New York No suit will be
brought against the Equitable, the claim
against which was paid at maturity.
THE SUN ON BEECHER.
The Sun says: What q change between the
Henry Ward Beeeher of ten and fifteen years
ago, the swelling orator Of great occasions,
and the Henry Ward BeeGher Of to-day
strutting about Montreal in chapeau,
epaulettes and sword, the advertising figure
head of militia regiment going out OF it's
way to toady to royalty.
THE DAVID DAVIS BOOM.
The same paper says: David Davis weighs
several hundred pounds and he is reputed to
be millionaire, but the fat hasn't gotten into
his brains and money hasn't begottsn In him
a fraction OF contempt for the institutions OF
| his country and an unhealthy hankering alter
| monarchy and peerage. Two Or three papers
| In this city favor Davis for the next President
or Vice President
| SALE OF coal.
| One hundredthousand tons OF Scranton coal
were sold at auction to-day, on order OF the
| Delaware Lackawana and Western Railroad.
| The attendance was faie, but the bidding not
| very spirited. The prices advanced from two
and half to seven and q half cents per ton.
This advance is due to the agreement already
mentioned between the coal producers.
| TALMAGB GOES TO EUROPE.
TaImage took his departure for Europe to-
] day on the GaIia. accompanied by his wife
and daughter. He will be. absent three
months. A large number Of friends, on the
steamer Great Republic. accompanied the
Galla down the bay.
| KILLED BY AN ELEVATOR.
| Annie Duffy and Catherine callahan, two
| OF the four servants injured by The fall OF the
elevator at the st. Omer Hotel, died to-day at
the hospital.
! THE vITRIoL FLINGER.
Ellen Meade, aged nineteen, who threw q
bowl of vitriol In the face Of John McEnery,
thereby disfiguring him for life, was to-day
arraigned for sentence on the plea OF assault
with intent to kill. The court sentenced her
to the penitentiary for five years.
MOoRE's BUST
The ceremony of unwilling and presenting
to the city the Brooklyn bust of Tom Moore,
nv thn
of the centennial Of the poets birthday, took
place in Prospect Park this afternoon, In the
presence Of an immense audience. The pre-
sentation address was made by Hon. Thomas
\ kinsella.
MRS. GRANGER's DIVORCE.
Judge Donohue has confirmed the report
of the referees granting divorce to Mrs.
| Maria Granger from Capt. Blair, late Of N the
: United States army. The plaintllI was tne
, widow of Cen Gordon Granger. 1t turned
out that the defendant had wife living In
Scotland Last winter he was dismissed the
7 service -----e
8 AID FOR ARCHBISHOP PURCELL.
Archbishop Purcell of Cincinnati, with his
private secretary. Rev. Father Callaghan, was
on Wall street to-day. They spent an hour
or so in viewing the money market and then
returned to the residence OF the Cardinal
$ The venerable Archbishop o. Cincinnati
stantial contributions. Mr.. Eugene Kelly, q
veil known banker; Jas. Lynch, Mr.. Hogue,
Y Of the Emgrants Savings Bank, and others
a have sent him checks. 1t is said, on good au-
: thorjtv, that the venerable prelate has re-
, ceiyed more than 100000 during his soiourn
: here An address to the Catholics OF the
United States will be issued tomorrow. The
| address, in substance, appeals to the Catho.
8 lies of the United States to come forward and
relieve the venerable Archbishop OF his finan-
8 cial troubles and the Catholic Church OF any
! stigma that Its enemies may cast on it.