The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-22
NEW YORK NOTES.
Heavy Transactions at the Cotton Ex-
change No Prospect of an Early Ter
mination of the Battle Between
Bulls and Bears.

| NEW 1ORh, May Zl.-Wl ltn1n the last few,
days the transactions at the Cotton Exchange
have involved not less than 100000 bales The
opening price to-day was 1880 cents. but II
soon fell off to 1868. August opened at IA
but later receded to 1886 The bears begin to
breathe freer and are not quite so anxious to
cover their shorts MS yesterday The Cotton
Exchange was again the scene of considerable
| excitement to-day, and promises to be until
this campaign is over. No new failures have
| yet been announced.
THE BARREL MURDER CASES.
The trial of Edward Reinhardt, charged
with having murdered his wife, Mary Ann
Reinhardt and having buried her body In a
to day IN Richmond county. The barrel mys-
terry will be remembered as having brought
to light six cases Of missing girls The body
was Identified twice-once by Louis Riepo.
who subsequently married the girl whom he
then Thought to be murdered, and then by
George HOmmel Of Saugerties whose daugh-
ter had disappeared under suspicious circum-
stances.
THE BROOKLYN SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
The emt-centennial anniversary parade of
the schools attached to the Brooklyn Sunday
School Union will take place tomorrow.
There will be about $4,000 children in line.
EXCITEMENT OVER THE REFUNDING CERTIFI-
GATES.
There seems to be no end to the demand for
the $40 refunding certificates. The women
particularly appear to be going crazy over
the certificates, and In the struggle for good
position In line disputes are constantly aris-
ing, owing to some enterprising females try
Ing to get ahead Of others The corridors
and stairways in the pOstoffice to-day looked
as i 9 gigantic picnic party had settled down
there. Lunch baskets were opened and sand
WlcheS, bananas, oranges apples, and even
small black bottles were produced. There
were several hundred men and women in
N toto aJarY Il
The sales closed at 2:15 o'clock, while still
hundreds were waiting to invest.
THE LATE FAILURE IN THE COTTON TRADE.
The firm of Williams, Birnie Il Co., which
suspended yesterday, dissolved late last even
Ing; In conversation to-day Mr.. Williams
said the firm did not own a bale of cotton.
snort or long The resident partner (Birnie)
purchased something less than 10000 bales of
cotton on his own account, but charged them
to the firm. Hence the difficulty. and hence
the dissolution Of the partnership The firm
of Geo. W. Williams Il Co., Of Charleston,
he mafter Mhs WoTsh The sa94o was no party in
s3l5ooo, which were all being paid
RESIGNATION OF SUPERINTENDENT RIDDLE.
At meeting of the board of education held
this afternoon. the resignation of Superin-
tendent IL. kiddle, whose recent work on
oplrltuallsm has attracted so much attention. |
was vas received and accepted to take effect Sep
e TLib'i L isoooiutlOuS OF tribute TO Mr, Kid |
lie, who was long faithful public servant
we're unanimously adopted. NV
CONGRATULATIONS FOR KEARNEY.
mass meeting Of the Labor party was
leId !. this evening for the purpose Of congra-
nlating the Workngmen Of California On the /
we're made by Geo. Blair, Of the Packing
1ase Makers Union; Robert Bersort Of the
2allors, Union, and others. Resolutions were
dopted .congratulating the trainers Of the
0 strive to do for this State what their com,
AIDES have done for California.