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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-28

The journal OF May "a was corrected and
approved.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Covers presented the petition Oh
Patrons of Husbandry and farmers In favor
of the establishment Of q Bureau OF .Agfleui-
ture and Agricultural Statistics.
Lies over.
Mr.. Demas offered resolution relative TO
the death of the late VIM. Lloyd Garrison.
Lies over,
The supplemental report of the Auditor OF
Public Accounts, with detailed statement OF
all receipts from 1869 to 1879, presented by
Mr.. Land, chairman of the Committee on the
Judiciary, May "a. YVES taken up, read, re-
ferred to the Committee on State Debt and
ordered to be printed In the journal, as fol
lows; ,a-o
Hon. s. s. Land, Chairman Committee on Judi
eiary:
Siy-In accordance with your request, for
the use of the Convention, have the honor
to forward supplemental detailed statement
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SUPERIOR CRIMINAL COURT.

SENTENCED.
Thos. Waters, burglak and grand larceny,
ten years hard labor III the State Peniten-
tiary.
VERDICT6.
Sergeant Jerry Donovan, false imprison-
ment, guilty.
The prisoner was released on his bonds
until notified for sentence.
James Foley, carrying concealed weapon,
guilty
NOLLE PROSEQUI.
Sergeant Jerry Donovan, assault and bat
terry.
CASES CONTINUED.
Louis Schwartz and Didier Waltz, shooting,
etc, indefinitely
INFORMATIONS FILED.
Peter OLeary, burglary; Martin Mason,
carrying q concealed weapon.
GRAND JURY FINDINGS.
In the case of Sam Williams, sent before
the above court on a charge OF manslaughter-
A true bill for murder.
In the case OF James r. Welsh, sent before
the same court on charge of manslaughter-
NOT q true bill
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THE HEROINE.

This staunch iron steamer has Just been
placed In the Vaudeville lake trade, and will
make her first trip on Thursday. May %. leav-
ing New Lake End upon the arrival OF the 4
o. m, Canal street train. Excursion days,
Wednesdays and Sundays. she will leave at
convenient hours. both morning and evening.
The Heroine will connect at Vaudeville with q
fast stage line for Covington. passengers by
this route reaching Covington In three hours
from New Orleans. thereby saving fully an hour
and half In going this way. The Heroine has
crossed the Atlantic; she is as safe as any boat
that floats: she is Clyde-built and as swift as
the wind. What can be more delightful than a
trip across the lake under the circumstances
Capt. J. p. Boyle. a very popular and effciqzs
officer. has been placed In command Of the
Heroine, and we predict for her a full share of
the public patronage.
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ID AsE BALL.

At meeting held last Thursday night,
May 49, there was organized the f. Duden-
hefer Base Ball Club Of the Ninth Ward The
following are the officers and players: r.
Dudenhefer. honorary president, j. Huber.
president and 3D. b.; J. Tiddmann, vice presi--
dent and ID b.; q. Patterson, secretary and
s.s.; L. Seltzer. captain and p, Il. Parr, 1T O..
p. Selso, II; O. Hilderbrant ]. t., Il. RAMS
man, Z. T.; @. Ludwig, treasurer and G.; Quin-
ey Gooper. water boy. Address all challenges
To q. Patterson No. 40 Pety street.
The p nj. Harnan Base Ball Club was re-
organized with the following officers. and
members: Tom Doyle, captain =, and 20
b.; p. W. Bauman, c.; =; Cahiil, ri u J;
d.; j. Clessfene, I. T.; w. Nottingham, c. r. !; j.
KEENAN,, l. f. Substitutes, J. Gallagher. N.
O'Connor. Honorary members. Ii. IL. Gala
CHER, M. Lauman.
They are ready to receive challenges
from any club n the city. Address 70. l33
Josephine street.
At meeting Of the w. II. Beanham Base
Ball Club the following were elected officers ::
w. ii. Beanham, honorary president; james
REILLY, president; Tom Flynn, secretary !;
John O'Reily, treasurer; Tom Baily, p;
Hugh Mulligan. I'd b.; Ambrose Smith, Sd b. !;
Tom Allen, 8. s. Corny Doyle, !. T.; Philip
Migilder, G. f., Terrence Collins, r. +. They
would be pleased to hear from the Fenians,
the Mother Rlelys, or any Of the Administra-
tor clubs; they will make 1t hot for them. Ad-
ham Base Ball Club, at ?. + Gogarty's.
The Danites Base Ball Club organized on
Saturday last, and the following officers were
elected: w. McGerty, p.. j. Driscoll, G. and
captain: J. Mester, LIST b.; J. Lucy, % B.; M.
Mcqueen, Sd b. and secretary; ID. Butler, g..
8. g. smith, i. +. and president; j. Cappo, r. t.
and treasurer; j. Higgins. u f.; Dave Hennes-
sy, water boy.
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THE COURTS.
sUPREME COURT.
Tuesday, May Fl, 1879.

Tuesday, May II, 1870.
Present All the justices.
by CHIEF JUSTICE MANNING.
No $685. Shook and Palmer. appellants, vs..
WI. Cogswell.- Neither party having illed
briefs as required by the seventh RUE OF
court, nor within the delay granted 1or that
purpose, after the submission OF the cause,
The case II ordered to be placed at the loot 81
the docket.
M. 1868. Citizens Bank vs. T. L.. Bouny,
tax collector. ct al. appellants Defendants
application for delay until next term To file
briefs In support of their petition for rehear-
ing, Is granted.
by JUSTICE MARI.
No. 716O Bussey d Go. VS.. Nelson u Co.
On rehearing.
Former decree set aside and judgment ap-
peal from affirmed
HY JUSTICE SPENCER.
No. TAGS. In the matter of the Louisiana
Mutual Insurance Company of New Orleans.
- ehearing refused.
No. 1881. r. Wharton Collens vs.. A. Dubu-
clet, Treasurer On reheariDg.
Former decree set aside and judgment APP
pealed from affirmed.
The Chief Justice delivered dissenting
opinion, In which Justice Mari concurred.
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ceive any," and inserting the word "no,' so
as to make it read, "shalI receive no pay"
The motion to amend WAS adopted.
Mr.. Kelly offered as an additional article to
the substitute:
ARTICLE =. Any regular and duly organ
lied regiment, battalion or company who now
own or may hereafter own any building used
exclusively as an armOry or arsenal, the said
building shall be exempt from State munich
pal or parochial taxation during the time the
said buildings are used for military purposes.
On the motion of Mr.. Benham the proposed
article of Mr. Kelly was referred to the Com
mittee on Taxation, Equalization and Exemp-
ton.
The substitute as amended was adopted In
lieu Of the ordinance reported by the Com
mttee, becoming Ordinance No. 401.
On the motion of Mr. d. Young the ordi-
nance was ordered to be printed In bill form
ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING
The following entitled ordinances were
severaly passed to their second reading and
referred to committees as follows:
Ordinance No. 800,
Concerning limitation Of legislation on so
cial status of citizens.
To the Committee on Limitation.
Ordinance No. SOL,
Restricting Legislature from curtailing or
restraining the liberty Of speech and Of nee
speech.
To the Committee on Limitations.
Ordinance No. 1872,
Relative to the duties of officers until adop-
ton Of constitution.
To the Committee on the Judiciary.
Ordinance No. 1893,
Concerning commissioners Of elections.
To the Committee on General Provisions.
Ordinance No. 1914,
Concerning limitation Of legislative power
To the Committee on Limitations.
On motion of Mr.. Robertson, by a rising
vote of 67 yeas to II nays, the Convention adj
iourned until II o'clock g. m. tomorrow.
VIM. II. HARRIS,
Secretary OF the Convention.
seigel's extra dry champagne In miniature
bottles. pints and quarts. at very low prices, a
Miller q Dielmanns $. Nos. 80. 80 and 81 Soutl
Peters street
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FIRST RECORDERS COURT.

Katie McNulty charged BY Mrs. Barnett
with stealing two diamond rings valued at
Prison In default Of $500 appearance bonds.
The case OF Victor Passion and Bill Lewis,
alias Doc. charged with stealing $l60 on the
eighteenth of May from Bruning's house at
the New Lake, was dismissed for want Of
jurisdiction and transferred to the Second Jul
dical District Court.
Clement Geauthreau, G.. charged with
breach Of trust and embezzlement of S16O 35
by the st. James Benevolent Association, was
sent before the Superior Criminal Court under
bonds of $500
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Sixth DISTRICT COURT.

Mary Champagne vs.. /. Carroll.-New trial
refused.
Polhaus Il Doll VS.. James Darcy: }. b.
Camors u 20. VS.. same Mortgages ordered
cancelled.
II. Mallerich VS.. Mrs Germain.-Suft dis
missed.
Mrs g. Bourgue VS.. Mrs. nj. Bilgery.-Suit
dismissed.
Hiberna National Bank VS.. N. Broussard
ct als.-Exception overruled
Thos. p Leathers ct ais. vs. John W. Can
non ct als.-Suit for settlement Of partner
ship. It is ordered that the partnership ex-
listing between Cannon and Leathers, with
reference to the steamboats, Quitman and Ma
genta, be dissolved from October Il, 1868.
Judgment In favor of Leathers for $3122 II.
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FIRST DISTRICT COURT.

APPROXIMATIONS FILED.
VIM. Martin, James Foley and Fitz
Oerting, assault and battery. Thos. CONT
ney, assault with dangerous weapon. Anna
Lewis, kidnapping.
VERDICTS.
John Hawkins and Jack Woods, assault
with dangerous weapon. Not guilty.
ID. Jourdon, Mrs. IL. Davis and Z. Blanc
assault and battery. Not guilty.
Belle Anderson, larceny. Guilty and rec
commended to the mercy Of the court.
NOBLE PROsEQUI.
Ed. Ross, assault and battery. Mrs. Manuel,
larceny
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FOURTH DISTRICT COURT.

Widow A. Barens Vs. Leblanc and Boutte,
executors Exception filed by Onesime De,
Bouchel to the PETITE Of Paul Leblanc ana
II. Boutte, executors OF L. b. Boutte, DIS
missed.
Mrs. Catherine G. Grant and husband vs..
Catherine Meier.-New trial refused.
Trouhey Vs. Vim. M. Walker.-Plea OF pay
ment overruled. and judgment for plalntlil
as prayed for. ,...s-
~ Beiden vs. Widow T.. Walker.-Judg-
ment for defendant as In case OF nonsu1t.
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Robblnx n stranger.

Johanna Nauck, Julia Riddle and E. Smithy
were locked up In the Third Station, charged
with having robbed stranger named VIM
Bushing, from Indiana. OF $3.50. They were
arrested by Capt. Bat Calvin and Aid Mike
Hennessey, and when arraigned before Judge
Prison in default of bonds to await hearing
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A REQUEST.

George Gerdes, Vice Consul Of Sweden and
Norway, wrote to DR.. Chopin that having
received instructions from his government to
give immediate information of m eventual
outbreak of yellow fever in this city, he would
ask the Board or Health to give him official
notification thereof in case it should occur.
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CITY HALL NOTES.

The tax lists are being rapidly prepared in
the office Of the City Attorney.
There was no meeting Of the Council yes
1eruay, owing to the fact that the four adj
illustrators who went ont ia Grand Isle
On 8 satnraay last had not yet returned After
20 S,ook II was tried TO have meeting, but
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FIFTH DISTRICT COURT.

Southern Mutual Insurance Company vs.
Pike-Rule made absolute.
Judgments for plaintiffs: Muser Bros; vs.
NJ. T.. Byrne " Co, d. A; Freed vs.. Il. 4
Burke; T. g. Mahan vs: Caleb Parker et a..
Judgment for plaintiff, reserving the rights
to defendants to sue for moneys as they may
have advanced to Mahan. Defendants to
Day costs.
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WARRINGTON ARTILLERY.

We learn that the Washington Artillery
Battalion have ordered a magnificent floral
piece, with the colors red, white and blue
blended, to be made by one Of our best artists
In that line, This Will be carried by a detach-
ment FROM the battalion to Chalmette on
Decoration Day, as a token Of respect for the
dead Federal soldiers buried there.
We are also informed that the Washington
Artillery have secured tho right of way for
excursion trains over the Mobile Railroad as
far as Biloxi on the Fourth of july
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Thrown from an Ice wagon.

Yesterday morning mule attached to an
Ice wagon took fright at the corner Of Napo-
leon Avenue ssnd Tchoupitouas streets aud
ran away The driver, Mr.. Hausey was
thrown out OF the vehicle, and saEiking a
curbstone, was SO severely injuretyshat his
condition at present Is very precarious.
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NEWS OF THE CITY.
What the Democrat Reporters Saw
and Heard Yesterday.
THE MAFFITANO MURDER. .
Another Man Arrested as His Murderer,

On Paris Avenue, at the intersection OF D'l-
IRE street. on the morning Of the second OF
March Last. n SicllIan named Joseph Mafli-
tono was found murdered On the tenth of
fhe same month Doorman Howard, OF the
Fourth Precinct. arrested Slclllah nameu
RAYMOND Domingo, whom he charged with
the killing.
The accused was tried before the Superior
Criminal Court on the charge and on purely
rircumstantiaI evidence. The jury brought
In verdict Of manslaughter. The prisoner
was remanded to the Parish Prison to await
sentence, ard since then his attorney has
filed a motion for new trial.
Yesterday an intelligent looking mulattress
called at the Third Precinct Station, and after
giving her name MS Mary Anderson asked TO
sec the Judge. On being conducted into his
honors private Office she made the following
statement:
II am the mistress of the man
Charles Angelo, q sicilan,. residing
on ut. Ann street, near Burgundy,
and also know that he was one Of Mafflta-
nos murderers. Why / did not divulge what
knew about this affair before was owing to
the fact that have been In the Parish Prison
on charges trumped UP by Angelo to prevent
me from revealing the facts connected with
"On the night of the first Of March Ray
mond Domingo and a milkman brought Maj
fitano to Angeles place, and on getting MIN
there tho three druggad and then robbed him
or his money, aggregating $500; not satisfied
with this, they took him into the swamp and
murdered him"
On this statement Judge Miltenberger or
tIered the woman to make an affidavit against
Chas- Angelo, which she did. warrant was
Immediately issued for his arrest, and 1t
being placed In the hands of a. court officer It
was not long before he was taken into Gus
tody.
On being arraigned he was remanded to
the Parish Prison without the benefit Of bail,
to await a preliminary examination,
When questioned In the dock, oil that could
be obtained from him was: 81 don't know
what am here for; woman says / killed
a man, don't know"
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COMMISSIONS i. heart disease O.. pneumonia p
tsehne gasrts s1srtis s = seb,y
MaLing e total mortality OF 81. White males.
90 females. n: total. p. CoIored- males j. T.;
females. Il: total 2s Two deaths OF un tnay
ia by the coroners.
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Vincent Bennett charged by Mr.. Joe Walker
with obtaining goods under false pretenses-
Affidavit dismissed and tho prisoner dis
charged
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MORTUARY REPORT.

The deaths for the weak ana,.
ma! 70, 1879 as registered at the Office of tha
board OF Health, are as follows: ~
Malarial fever .. cholera tnfant,r,
uptlon Is. congestion OF brain ). MANN ea ..is
= apopieay J. tetaans >, deiirsum tr emenga
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The very best wine In the market is the
Champagne de Montigny. Hugh Montgomery
agent
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Making grand total OF all re-
ceipts from 1869 to 1879, in
Guiding the quarter ending
March 81, 1879, of .=...... 1913 461 Os6 go
Which, in connection with the report already
furnished by this Office and printed by your
committee, will afford the desired information.
There being no report made by my prede-
cessor for the year 1876, and the books being
stolen from this office, it would be hercu-
lean task to pretend to show the various
amounts collected in that year for the taxes
of tho year 1876 and previously; consequently
due throughout the State from 1870 to 1878
inclusive for taxes. would be decreased very
materially by the collections during the year
1870.
The poll taxes In 1870 to 1874 inclusive, al
though showing the amount collected, in
Auditors reports, are not derived in total
from the tax proper; and in 1875 the amount
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
OF THE .0.z
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Thirty-flrst Days Proceedings.
New ORLEANS, Monday, May 26, 1877

Nrw ORLEANS, Monday, May rs, 1879.
The Convention met Mt II o'clock a. m.
Present Hon. LA. Witt, President and 100
members.
Absent-Messrs. Bell Bulger, Bulow, Clai-
borne Estopinal, Grimes, Marks, Mentz,
Moore Of Lafourehe, Pinchback, Poche,
Semmes, Stewart
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr.. waters.
Leave of absence for q few days was
granted to Messrs. Edwards, Claiborne, King
and Stewart
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Taken Charge OF by Her Brother,

The little girl, Antonette HUM, who tray
eled all the way from san Antonio by herself,
way yesterday taken charge Of by her
brother
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OF oil receipts from 1869 to 1879, including the
quarter ending March 81, 1879 land excluding
statement will show the apparent difference
between the State taxes proper, under assess
ment, amounting In total to . S2i ,997, 1854 II
And "other receipts amounting
to ........-............. 16, 4G3, 1902 II
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Duplicate photographs may be had from neg
atives made at Washburn's twenty years ago.
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The wine won by the Crescent Rifles on the
day of their competitive drill was tho Cham
payne de Montigny.
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The boys of the Crescent City Battalion pro-
nouucs the Champagne de- Montigny first class.
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simply is mentioned, specifying no years IL
detail ~
Included In this explanatory letter. civa
the different amounts, In total only, of nall
taxes collected from 1869 to 1879, ineludins,
the quarter ending March 81, 1879 viz:
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81 FOR OTHER CITY NEWS SEE LAST
PAGE.
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Chew Jackson's best sweet navy tobacco. ~
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The best artist and most elegant poser Is now
with Lllenthal.
The wine most sought after now is the Cham-
payne do MontiRny.
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Great reduction In prices Of photographs q
Washburns.
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Ending Mmhu land Euu
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Making total collection OF. $685., 2o4 "a
The reports previous to my administrator
do not exhibit the gross amount of taxes noi
lected, but only the net amount, showing cor sv.
cilisiveIy That to arrive at the actual or gross
would be work of no small undertaking ~
Trusting the above will prove satisfaction,
| remain, with great respect, ..
Your obedient servant,
-.m=M= ALLEN JUMEL, Auditor
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Total collection other receipts excluding State tax prop'
Tota reeeipts Of State tax proper
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a aa7 .7sa OF se .ha7 DEB 81 se GIG .alb ~
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ssas $685.
, 1879-05-15

Specins Dfspatch to The Tribune.
MILWAUKEE, May 14.-Gratu frcIehts con.
tinuc uulet mud innctLvc. T'o scllr Guido
P1stcr was chartered to-luy 10 load With wllrut
ut Chicago ut 3i4c.
Yesterday tic scllr David Stewart was i'ockcd
at Messrs Wolf Il Duyidson's sllipyard to IT,
pair n leak. To-day the stcatn.bargo Swallow Is
in dock at the sanlo yard for repars.
Tile sctir Sarengo was lifted tn Inc boxcs at
tile Milwaukee Co,npany's Yurl yesterday, un
calkctl Tor leak. The job was pcrformsil by
lifting one c1ld at Il time.
Specia' Dtspatch 10 1as Tribune
MILWAUKEE. Wis, May 14.-A nors!,easter
to-day brought III large neet uf vcssels, urar-
u all hookcrs. The enly lower lakcrs to arrIyu
wers thu schrs James G. Ifnrrisou and 1tasca
Tic former had stern, quarter, and sfnal boat
crushed by collision On the upward passn4o.
The schs c. c. Barnes, bound down from Chicago
with grain, eame IL anchor In the bay. Tic
scow Nellie Wtnfack cnmbtn minus 1if,, n1l,l
the schr Trial with tic loss of part uf her t.cck-
l0nd: Tie srl,r William Altlrsrh last night col-
lfdea With ono Ut tow of bnrgrs ott this purt,
but ESCAPED will slight damage.
Clearod-Tle sc!lrs Hehuylklll null Guido
pfstsr, for Chicago; the scl'r suph!a Mineh, fur
Buffalo.