The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-21
NEW YORK.
The New York Steam Navigation Company
Horace Greeley on the Proposed Assas-
slnation of Jefferson DAVIS

NEW YORK, May Hl--ln inc suit DfOugnt
by the attorney general of this State to dis
solve the Philadelphia and New York Steam
Navigation Company, of which VIM. Clyde,
hts father, Thos. Clyde, and Jacob Lorillard
| are the chief stockholders, the two Clydes
| are accused Of having fraudulently directed
the profits of the company TO their own bene-
| fit. It Is alleged that the company has not
legal number OF stockholders and directors,
and that there have been many irregularities
| In coflneetion with 1t. Lorillard supports the
| movement for the appointment OF receiver
and the dissolution OF the company.
TWO LETTERS.
In the Tribune to-day are printed for the
first time two old letters, one written by
Horace Greeley on the plot TO assassinate
Jefferson Davis In 1864 by three Union sol
dlers and one by Gen. Sherman In the same
year on the origin and object OF the war.
The Greeley letter Is rs follows:
OFFICE OF THE TRIBUNE,
New York. March 4. 1864. J
Sn-Trust God irrall things and work BY
his means. submit that assassination is not
among these. You greatly mistake In sup
posing Davis OF any especial consequence.
The monster that Is devouting us Is slavery;
the passon of using the ignorant and simple
not for their own good, but for ours alone.
We're this out OF our own blood, we should
very soon see the rebellion crumble and, as it
is, the war will last no longer than we need
its trying and purifying influences
Yours HORACE GREELEY.
Sherman's letter was written from Georgia
to an old lady friend In Baltimore. The tol
lowing Is an extract:
my own heart beats as warmly as ever
toward those kind and generous families that
greeted IFS with such warm hospitality In the
days long past but still present In memory,
| and to-day were any Of our old cherished cir
els. their children or their childrens children,
To come to mo as OF Old the stern feelings of
duty would melt as snow before the genial
sun. and | believe would strip my own chill
dren that they might be sheltered, and yet
they call me 'barbarian,' bandit monster
and all the epithets that language cau invent
that can signify malignity and hate
THEATRICAL ARRANGEMENTS.
1t Is authoritatively announced to-day that
]. III. Haverly has engaged Salvini, the great
Italian actor, for this country for the whole OF
next season, and will visit with him the prin-
cipal theatres of the United States aud
Canada. 1T is also announced that Max
Strakoseh has secured the Fifth Avenue
Theatre for next season.
PETROLEUM EXPLOSION.
An explosion OF petroleum occurred at
o'clock this morning on board the Italian
bark Amalfi, lying at Staten Island, and the
vessel WAS burned to the waters edge. Two
hundred barrels of petroleum were consumed
The loss Is $40 600; fully insured. The vessel
loaded last Saturday for Barcelona, Spain.
Capt. A1naIf and his crew OF eleven men
escaped. The cause Of the explosion Is ut-
shook all the houses in mpkin5yille to their
foundations.
DELEGATE TO THE IsTHMUs CANAL CoNvEN-
T1ON.
w. II. Webb has been appointed by the
Chamber of Commerce as delegate to the
Paris convention, which Is to consider the vari
Gus projects for an inter oceanic canal across
the Isthmus of Panama. He will sail for
Europe tomorrow in company with Cyrus w.
Field, who Is the other delegate OF the Cham
Der.
THE RUSH FOR THE FUNDING CERTIFICATES
The rush of women and children to the
purchase of the ten dollar certificates at the
postof1ice to-day was greater than on any
previous day. They stood in line three deep,
and the line extended the whole length of the
building on the second floor, up the stairway
and half way round the corridors on The third
floor. The mems line was nearly as long and
few minutes some Of the females would begin
fighting, and feathers would fly at q lively
rate. Their language also was anything but
choice, and If the crowd continues to augment
a daily posse Of policemen will be necessary
to preserve order.
At O meeting of the Board OF Aldermen to-
day the nominations of Stephen b. French for
police eommissi oner, Cornelius Van Cott as
fire commissioner, and Jacob Hess as COM
missioner of charities, were confirmed.
GRoEsBECK's BODY.
The body Of Col. Groesbeck, who has been
missing from the Fifth Avenue Hotel for
about five weeks, was found In the North river
this morning.
SALES OF COTTON.