The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-20
NEW YORK NOTES.
Political, Social and General Cos
sip in the Eastern Metropolis.
Nan and Coleman, the Volunteer Life.
Saving Newsboys, and Their Work.

New YORK, May 19.-The Graphic, In its
illustrations, gives portraits of the most
prominent volunteer life-savers OF New York
and their friends. It also tells the story Of
the humane work accomplished by ten heroes
Of our docks within the past few years,
showing that they have already saved up
wards OF 15o lives Mans East river and
Coleman's North river corps, Of three each.
have saved sixty lives. It appears that the
majority Of the rescued were ungrateful, but
they were mostly disreputable characters
and Incorporate. Among the rescued was q
young bridal couple They blessed their res
cuer. Nan and Coleman and their companions
have saved more lives In proportion to their
number, than has the government life-saving
service. The New York Life-Saving Assoeia-
tion, composed OF merchants and business
men, is similar in operation to the Royal
Humane Society Of London, which has saved
10000 lives since its organization, about n
century ago. China has had volunteer SER
vice for the past sixty years.
THE SERMONS ON SUNDAY.
The points made by some Of the principal
preachers in yesterdays sermons were as fol-
lows:
Beecher said the burden of the reproach and
responsibility for the publication Of news re-
ports OF criminal doings rested with the pub
lie. The newspapers are less faulty than the
people who read them.
Dr. Tying said that In July, August and Sep
tember the church is practically given over to
the devil.
Rev. Dr. Rowland, Episcopal clergyman,
said: As 1t Is not wrong to ask for our neigh
bors' prayers, SO it is not inappropriate to
seek petitions OF our departed friends already
passed away TO happy lands.
Rev. Wm Lloyd, Presbyterian, called Kid
ture.
ANOTHER INTENDED COUP BY TILDEN.
It is affirmed that Samuel j. TiIden,
through his relative, Police Commissioner
MacLean, is now trying to capture the street
cleaning department at single stroke.
STEAMSHIP ACCIDENT AND DETENTION.
The steamer Charleston, Of the Savannah
line, is ashore in the mud off Fort Hamilton,
and will no. float off probably until high
Wrecking company started for Point Judith
this evening to see Ii she could aid the Ash
land Of the Nannanda line, which went ashore
while on the way to Fall River. in ballast.
in coming over the bar during dense fog this
morning grounded at the mouth of Gidney's
channel. She will probably tioat off at the
next high water~
Saturday were detained in the lower bay by a
fog until this morning.
A SPECIMEN OPINION.
The Herald's Washington special says
The crude bills On the subject OF the currency
which have been introduced In the House
during this session are very numerous, and,
while most OF them are OstensibIy in the in
terest Of the people, II they become laws they
would rebound only to the benefit Of specula-
tors, corporations and adventurers.
MISCELLANEOUS MENTION.
John Cornwell, aged forty-five years, well
known citizen. took chloroform last Thursday
before having q painful surgical operation
,aI inh LAT Fill
by an instantly fatal result
Gold value OF the legal tender silver dollar
81 40.
Cyrus W. Field will sell for Europe on
Wednesday. He will attend as q delegate Of
the Chamber Of Commerce and the Interna-
tiOnal Congress of Paris to promote the con-
struction OF a canal across the Isthmus Of
Darien.
Subscriptions were opened on Saturday to
the stock Of company to be formed to lay
submarine cable from the Pacific coast to the
Hawaiian Islands and Japan. Field headed
the list with subscription Of 100000 The
Hawaiian government Is expected to sub
scribe $1,00O,000.
It is now believed the proposed division Of
$GO00,000 surplus shares of the Western
Union Telegraph Company will not take place
until the matter Is decided on by the quarter
" meeting OF the directors In June.
Paddy Ryan, OF Troy, will this week chal-
lenge Johnny Dwyer to prize fight for $1,000
to $1,000. DWyer won the late terrible fight
with Elliott.
One of the features Of the Decoration Day
parade will be the participation of 178 boys
from the United States training ship Mime
sofa, dressed in full sailors costumes
The body found In the East river on Friday.
and reported to be that of Col Groesbeck, has
been identified as that of Michael Devarly, an
elevator man at the Hoffman House, who dis
appeared last November.
The steamer Oberin arrived from Liver
pool this morning, having on board ninety |
two cabin and 1880 steerage passengers. The |
steerage passengers were landed at Castle |
Garden. They are Of all nationalities and are
bound West.
In regard to the possible effect Of the death |
Of Judge Packer On the coal market, the gen
eral opinion at the offices OF the leading coal
companies Is that it will have no effect what
ever. The opinion was generally expressed |
that prices will remain low throughout the I
summer and autumn.
WASHINGTON NOTES.