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Licensea and capital TAX due state must
be paid now. @..".
81. MILITARY !:

The Programme for the Military En-
campment of the Mobile Troops.
We print the following circular which will no
doubt be of interest to those members of our
Louisiana militia who are DESTROYS of parti-
cipating with the Mobile troops In their en-
campment at Frascau:
The First Alabama State Regiment Mobile
troops) will 60 into camp Of Frascatt. on Mon
day. June o, and break up Saturday, juno IA.
This year. as was the case last year. the camp
will be thrown open to the soldteEy OF New Or.
leans. and 1t Is almost needless to say that the
guests will be entertained with true ALBANIAN
hospitality. In order to enable as many OF the
New Orleans military as may desire to particil;,
pate In the encam pment. an excursion train will
leave the foot of Canal street at II o. ~ sharp.
Wednesday, June III. arriving. In Mobile at ..
m. After being received by the Mobile troops
the train will back down to the camp and allow
the soldiers to disembark, Returning. the train
will leave Mobile at $40 o'clock, and the camp at
$3.50 O'clock. Saturday morning. June "a. 1879.
Tickets will be sold TO all those who partict-
pate IN uniform at 80 Is. and to any others at
g. There will be restaurant In the camp.
which will supply meals at 1fty cents each. and
the Battle House will accommodate all men In
uniform who do not wish to stay In camp. at the
rate OF 81 50 per day.
The programme OF the eneampnent will be
published In the daily papers US soon az re-
ceiyed.
Company commanders are respectfully re-
uuested, before "a m, Monday, June o. 1879, to
notify Capt. I'd. Flood. through Postofice box
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METEOROLOGICAL CONGRESS.

The International meteorological Congress.
recently convened at Rome. terminated its labors
after brief and rather hurried session, by
referring much of the business for which It was
convened skp tho discretion of committee
Originated III iD eofak the decisions of tue
conkr6ss Itself naye not been therefore numer-
GUS.
The meeting was large. with quite general
enthusiasm on the subject OF International
meteoroloRy.
The congress has recommended that for each
country daily svnoptic weather charts be
made for study, as has been the daily practice
for the United States since 1870; that storm
tracks should be traced. weather notices given
to farmers. winds. temperatures. etc. studied
BY the month and BY the year, instruments at
eral march OF weather phenomenR over the
surface OF the globe noted. uniformity OF nbser-
walton sought for and other procedu eos. ae has
been long the customary plan on this side Of
the. Atlantic. There are evidences OF progress
: On the subject Of observations actually sim
uftaneOns, first originated and practically put
IN use by the United States Ia 1870. and the
basis Of observation on whiieh the greatest I'd
aHd The ~
Of the opinion that the development of stimuli
taneous observations contributes much to the
sse ct II hs hs H cSEh
to be encouraged"
The publications, of the eienal office, such IS
tic and International weather. charts, were re-
ferred to with approval, and with the recon :
tribute much to the advancement Of meteoro.
to Be made FOR Europe" There can beno higher
Finally. the congress asks that the stations at
Mount Washington and Pixies Peak (the high
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POLICE BOARD.

The Board Of Police Commissioners met last
evening at the Central Station. Mayor Patton
In the chair ana quorum OF the commission
ers present.
After the roll was called by the secretary of
the board, Mr.. Uhas. Byrne. the new eommis-
sioner. was introduced 70 the members Of the
bdard, Mr. OlIas, EyfaA takAs The Ipaaes
OF Major Edward PalfrY. whose term of offiee
exuired on May i.
The first 60 called was that Of supernu-
merary Love Adams charged with having. at
$40 p. a.. On April -. OF the corner Of Perdido
and Basin streets aHssanlted egt and W, wonnded
Ing committed an assault and battery on officer
Fl. Krupper, and drawing a knife on the same.
The officers for the prosecution failed to SUBJ
stantiate the charge, and 1t was dismissed.
Patrolman j. Wherle. for lying down and
sleeping on his beat. one days pay.
Patrolman J. oConneil. for drunkenness.
WIS fined two days pay.
Patrolman j. A. II. Rogers for falling to
answer the corporals call. was fined one days
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THE COURTS.
United States Circuit Court.

United States Circuit Court.
In the case Of Myra Clark Gaines w. 2. q.
Mosseaux ct ais. number OF Judgments were
entered up.
Mrs. Francis E.. Mitchell VS.. Chas. I. How
ard -Case discontinued.
Odorless Exoavafing Company vs; Philip
Observation-Disclosures Injunction prohibiting
defendant from using patent owned by defend-
ant
Ii. ". Benjamin vs.. Allen Jumel ct als.-Case
discontinued.
Daniel Weaver vs.. Chas e. Alter ct ais. --Judg-
mant for plaintiff.
Judge Billings yesterday rendered an inter-
esffng decision In the case OF United States ex
rel Myra Clark Gaines. .vs. W. I'll. Rogers. judge
OF the Fifth District Court. parish Of Orleans.
Plaintiff prayed for a writ to compel the trans
fer Of the case Of J. @. A. Fellows vs.. Myra CLARK
Gaines and w. II. Mills. In SO far as she was
Concerned, from the Fifth District Court to the
United States Circuit Court. Defendant pleaded
that Mrs. Haines could not be- separated from
the case. and that. consequently no transfer
could be made. Judge Billings. however, ruled
Mrs. Gaines was and Is concerned. to BE- placed
ON the docket Of the United States Circuit
~
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nave You paid your state taxes7
Great reduction iii prices Of photographs ,
WaEhbt1rnS,
THE BLANCHE PORTER.
!. A Card. ~.
New ORLEANS, June .. 1879.

NEW ORLEANS, June q. 1879.
TO the Editor OF the Dem ocrat:
would like for you to publish this In your
valuable paper In reference to the loss OF the
Blanche Porter. Nearly all the passengers and
the public attach all the blame on Mr.. Kranz
when oil the real blame belongs to Capt. Often
dorfer. He was registered captain OF the Porter
and had the lives OF Gil the passengers and
crew In his charge. and IL he knew that there
was danger he had no worldly right to go to sea
on Kranz's order or that OF any man. Every
person looked to the captain as the proper per
son to navigate the vessel. The case istnls: "
dd ne knGM aee seams
boats 81, the gulf or lakes. The first trip he
ever made Oh the gull In his life he made With
licensed M pilot and imposed on the Inspectors
t tPs g q sf e. knows ns more abeat
sae The place The Blanche Potter i The Sec
ond boat he lost through earelessness and want
Of judgment. and he VII loose more Il ANYBODY
petent as master to have charge OF q boat car
rying passengers. for he has nc. control OF him
self BE y easily LED BY the advice Of Others g.
United States Inspector Of bulls! and told him
that he was qualified TO be apilot on the gull
eoast. and got some pilots on the inland Iivers
pilot skiff on the gulf. In taking the Porter
around he had TO got q fisherman to show him
the way. He told Mr.. Kranz as long as he
had q license It was all right If he
had had a gulf pilot. the Blanche
Porter would not be lost. for, any man OF
judgment would never attempt to 60 out to seq
as long as there was q heavy surf running. ]
told the friends Of the parties on board that II
Ottendorfsr attempted to 40 out he would lose
her. The public say that she WIS an old boat
There were three or four worse boats than the
Porter In the Grand Isle trade, already. They
were not lost Why. because they had comDe.
tent masters and good pilots on board, and not
men that never had seen the country Or waters
that they were to run. on. and did not try 70 be
master and pilot at the. same time. when they
we're not capable Of filling either position. like
the captain of the Porter. Unless Offenders
had good pilot / would not trust any OF ms
friends with him II they wanted to cgnsu,t me
about If. PILOT.
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United States District Court.
w. A. D.. Anderson We. Bark Texas.-Judg-
ment for libelant.
The Court has ordered the schooners Bloom
and r. t. Lee to be sold,
United Slater
Fifth District Court.
DECISIONS ny JUDGE ROGERS.

DECISIONS BY JUDGE ROGERS.
State of Louisiana OK rel. Crescent NJ utual In
surance Company VS.. John MeEneTY. Recorder
of Observation-Disclosures for mandamus
refused.
Adler Vs. Acknowledgement for defendant dis
missing plaintiffs claim.
Thos. Lusey vs.. Louisiana Equitable Life In
surance Company.-Exeeption dismissed.
Judgment for defendant
James Toomer VS.. Henry Weber.-JudRment
Henry &. Porter vs. Canal Street and City Park
Observation-Disclosures for plaintiff.
Hamburger VS.. Meyer.-Ju Judgment for plain
tiff for $3A.
Wi1kte & Turnbull vs.. Schultz Il Co.-The de-
Tense In this case. that the delays had reference
to working days. and not to, running days. has
Titled to Judgment for the sum OF $4,000, less
the sum Of s7HS 40. with interest from judicial
dem and and costs. Unconventional demand
dismissed.
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SPORTING NOTES.
Base Ball Clubs.

Base Ball GluDS.
At a meeting held last night. the Riverside
Base Ball Club elected the following officers and
members: Of1cers-Wm. Fl. Davilla, honorary
president; Geo. T. Rossvalley. vice president;
Joe Mcmahon. captain: Joe Lopez. secretary !;
The following COMPOSE the nine: ]. McMa-
hon, D. and captain; jim Boulet, G.; Z. hempt
i, LopzM q 5 % fla RRse
E.: @. Tuler. r. t.
At meeting held on the thirtieth Of May
iss H he bH 52oWns ocsrs
j. Huner. president and c.: J. Torris. vice
president and D.: O. Bosen, secretary and I'D b. !:
steward and I'd b.; G. Tonga, 1st b.: W. Dinkel.
captain and 9. g.. 81. Hene. r. f.; g. w. Wise.
The Charles q. johnson Base Ball Club or
ganized on Saturday Nav 81. 1879, with the fol-
lowing members: John Kelly. president. lat b. {;
Peter Kenny apd 81 Michael Moran
9: T.; y sisa, Sd b.; Frank Tafre. 2d b.; Aleck
Honstin. 8. s.; yames, O'Brien. T. f.; Thomas
Mehae Me T. IL s
ner, IT,, the Homes and others. We would like
Charles q. johnson, honorary president; q.
B. Churchill, honorary vice president
WASHINGTON MARKS vs.. a. .. BADGER.
The Wash Marks Base Ball Club will play
their, fourth game OF the season son Sunday
PARK HE s. Badger Cub iii 81 Agera having
accepted their invitation, will be their oppo-
nents on that occa ion. The Badgers were
| formerly the Diamonds and are at present the
| champions of AlKiers.
Mr.. Foley, their pitcher. is first. class. while
| Mr.. NJ Fietel. the catcher. is generally conceded
to be tip top,
ly, to wit: Vim. Green. D.: Dan Fisher G. /:
Frank Fisher, 1st B.. 0. Stone. ID b.: Aleck
James Weir. r. t.; Toney Fisher, l. /,
A close and exciting game may be expected.
THE wAvERhEY ROWING CLUB.
The above named club was organized on june
| l, 1879, with twenty-five members and the fol-
Emanuel Cassidy. vice president; John Raw
lev. secretary; D: Ball. treasurer. The Waverley
Rowing Club will be- Open By the twenty third OF
tide amateur club. Address all communications
to Emanuel Cassidy. vice president Waverley
Rowing Club, New Orleans.
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JUSTICE JOHN.
The End Of Justice Frustrated BY q
Stalwart Policeman. ".


Stalwart Policeman.
At2.5o o'clock yesterday. on the levee. head OF
Vaudeville street. Mr.. John Justice. aged
twenty-seven years. was discovered by Officer
jackson, Of the Fifth Precinct. making for
midable preparations TO drown himself. When
the officer first discovered him he was In the
act of tying one end of q rope to a huge rock
and az soon as he had made 1t fast he began to
adjust the o. her end about his neck.
This action on the part of Mr.. Justice satisfied
the officer that It was the intention Of the un-
happy man to destroy himself. and he tmme,,
diatefy made, him 9 prisogner He conveyed
him 10 On the charge OF attempting to commit
suicide. Justice. when interviewed, acknoWl-
edged that 1t was his intention to destroy him
self. but said that as he had failed he would not
repeat It.
In extenuation of the act Justice informed the
captain of the precinct that he had been out Of
work for a long time and that he was tired Of
his family supporting him.
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Sixth District Court.

w. e. Hewell vs. Thomas m. Scott.-Judg-
ment for defendant. Injunction dissolved with
costs.
Peoples Bank VS.. Moses Loeb & Co.--Judg-
ment for plaintiff for $500. costs Ut protest In
terest and costs.
A. Rochereau u Co. vs. Mrs. A. d. btnnott.-
Exception overruled. -.
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THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1873.

1871. OF the number of men Intending 70 par.
NAV repOrt the same to the colonel OF the Ala.
banna regiment. who will thereby bs enabled
properly TO assign those who are NOT aelready
invited guests Of some company In Mobile.
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The School Fund.

ton has made the June apportionment, aggre
eating Sal ,16o 80 Of the current school fund o.
1879. allowing for the last quarter fifteen cents
Of New Orleans ID entitled to s1oss7 70 of ihis
annnrtfnnmant
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First District Court.

SENTENCED.
/. Entering q. Larceny-T homas Wall; two
years hard labor
CONTINUED.
Inflioting q wound less than mayhem. John
Bunbary, until June g.
ARRAIGNED.
Larceny. j. r. Kendall. Chester Walters
pleaded not guilty and remanded for trial.
CONVICTED.
Assault and battery. Jehn J. Chambers; rec
commended to the mercy of the court.
Larceny, Kate Sanders fcOl.)
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NEWS OF THE CITY.
whit the Democrat Reporters Saw
and Heard Yesterday.
COUNCIL MEETING.
1,anort OH Drainage-The City Rail-
road franchises.

THE Board of City Administrators assembled
a regular session yesterday at noon. Mayor
Patton III the chair and quorum present.
4 number OF accounts for APPROPRIATIONS for
charitable institutions. police pay roll. salaries
aunulies. Hremen's charitable associations
criminal sheriff, fees OF criminal courts for the
month 81 May. were taken up on their third
reading and adopted finally.
The combined report Of the Administrators
of Finance and of Accounts make the following
arhibtt, Reeeipts during the month OF May
ss17.1s7 s5 expenditures, s2b6.e4s %; balance
g260.65s 81. ...u.
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The, Mails.

The mails for Ruatan and the Bay Islands
per steamer e. B. Ward. will close at the Post
Office at o'clock p. m. Wednesday. the fourth
instant.
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Second Recorders Court.
Pat Kelly. petty larceny: First District Court
under bonds of $780,
Edward Porter. petty larceny; First District
Court, under bonds OF $3.50.
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Duplicate photographs may be had from neg
atiyes made at Washburn's twenty years ago.
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save costs BY paying state license and
capital tax now.
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CITY ECHOES.

state Will sue for license and capital tn,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-20
TRIED FOR MURDER.

bargeman named Peter O'Rourke was arraigned
yesterday in the Court of General Sessions, by AS
sistant District Attorney Bell, charged with murder
in the first degree. Some difficulty experienced
in empsnelling jury many Of the jurors examined
stating they had conscientious scruples against cap
tal punishment. In opening the case for the prose-
cution Mr.. Bell characterized 1t as one that would
show astounding indifference in regard to the taking
of human life. From the evidence of lad named
jeremiah O'Connor. of No. S46 First avenue. it ap.
peared that he Edward Sullivan and Patrick Quinn.
boys about thirteen years old. went fish,
ing at the foot of East Forty sixth
street on the afternoon of the 9th
of August last. They all stood on heavy plank.
which chained to the end Of the pier. They
caught few "shincrs" and cast them upon q
barge that lay them with the intention Of
taking them homo later. The prisoner 10 Rourke)
and Patrick Dolan were working on the barge Pres
emily the boy Sullivan desired his companion Quinn
to take the fish that had been placed the BARGE
but Doan seized the "shiners" and carried them
away and almost at the same moment
O'Rourke took up brick and hurled it at
Sullivan. striking him the head. The boy
rceled. fell into the water and was drowned.
Further testimony for the prosecution showed that
effort whatever to the hspless youth. His
father Denis Sullivan testified that he went to the
barge on the morning of the 28th, but both
ORourke and Dolan affirmed that they knew nothing
of the occurrence OF the day before. The body was
subsequently found at the Brooklyn Morgue. The
paddle wheels OF ferryboat turned 1t up and it was
recovered by the deck hands. Mr.. Edmund +. Price.
who defends the accused will open the for the
defence to-day, which IL mainly denial OF any in
tention to inhict the wound.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-20
LONG ISLAND CITY REFORM.

The special committees having In charge the franz
ing of amendments to the charter of Long Island
City completed their work yesterday by determining
the reductions TO be made Ia the salaries OF officials
and the amounts to be appropriated annually for de-
partmcnts. The following is summary of the pro-
posed reduction The Mayor from $4,000 TO g. 800;
corporation counsel, $4,000 to 1890; captain of
police. ST. 400 to $1,000; sergcants, $1,000 to $500;
patrolmep $500 TO $GOO justice Of peace 300 to
$1,000 superintendent OF schools, 800 TO $500;
sanitary inspector, $1,000 to $685. city clerk, 200
to al 900.
The grand total raised for all purposes this year
was 500. 13y So, and the reductions proposed bring
IL down TO ,29l Ga saving of $42I7 u.
1t was proposed to abolish the Office of Supern
tendent of schools but IL was discovered that the
city received $500 from the State of his
salary and II was determined to retain the Office.
All hnes in criminal cases are to be applied to the
Fire department fund. The Offices OF recorder and
civil justice to be abolished and Justice of tho
peace elected who shall have both civil and criminal
jurisdiction. The number OF police IL to be fifteen
instead of thirty-one. motion to abolish the $500
by Mr.. Willy Waach that person should
be eligible as an Alderman who was
not citizen and q taxpayer. Ii was
determined, however. to have but Alder
men instead Of fifteen. There to be no more Po-
lice commissioners, their duties to be hereafter per-
formed by the Mayor aud committee OF the Com
mon Council The Office OF overseer of the poor is
to be abolished and the duties performed by the
aldermen-at-largc. The duties of the Pubic Works
Commissioners shall devove ON the Common Council
Committee ON Stioots.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-20
A SALESMAN'S SUICIDE.

James Haley. aged thirty-nine years. committed
suicide yesterday. ut his boarding house, No. 60 Mac
dougal street. by cutting his throat with razor
He was a native Of Belfast Ireland where his father
was a well-to-do merchant. The deceased received
liberal education, a college graduate aud fine
linguist. He a widower. and has two
children residing with his wifes parent. in
ireland, whittier they sent upon the demise OF
their mother in this city, For several years he was
the proprietor of profitable business in the linen
trade, at No. ~ Mercer street. subsequently hs
moved to No. "A White street, but he met with
reverses and retired from the business with
very little money. He found q position az
salesman with the firm OF Max We'll Il Co..
No. Al Walker street. where he remained up to
the time OF his death. Lattcrly he had become
morose, and frequently heard to say that he was
tired of life and would end his miseries himself.
About four months ago ho took up lodgings with
Mrs. BOUCHER, ut No. 81 Macdougal street. Here he
occupied q room the third hoor. He dined with
the family at six o'clock T.. NJ, last Tuesday, and
soon after retired to mis- room. That
the last of him alive, for yesterday
morning his dead body was found upon tho floor.
The carpet saturated with blood. The suicides
and the windppe being severed. In his hand was
clutched a blood stained razor, by which tine deed
had been done. He fully dressed and had been
dead for several hours.
Deputy Coroner Miller made official investiga-
tion Of the but ecItng facts other than tho
above: he granted burial certificate and the body
was removed to the Morgue.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-20
NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE.
GENERAL AND SWEEPING REDUCTION OF
SALARIES PROPOSED.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO TIE HERALD.1

A GENERAL AND sNEEflNG REDUCllON Or
SALARIES PROPOSED.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO TIE HERALD.1
TRENTON. Feb. 10. 1879.
The republican caucus last night decided to cut
down the salaries of the judiciary, State officials,
county clerks and prosecutors of the pleas. AS q
consequence in the Senate to-day Mr.. Francis intro
duced series of bills. which takes away all fees
and fixes the annual salaries as folows:-Clerks Of
counties of over 100000 inhabitants. $s.OOO be-
tween 10000 and 100000. not less than 81 200 nor
more than s3.OO0 between 10000 and 10000. not
less than $500 nor more than $1,000; less than
20 OOO not less than 5000 than $500. Prose-
cutors of the PleasIn counties of 100 population
or more. not less than $4,000 nor more than
$4,000 between 10000 and 100000, not less than
81 200 nor more than $500; between 10000 and
10000 not less than $500 more than $1,000; less
than 900. not less than 5000 nor more than $780,
The Chancellor $4,000; Chief Justice Of the SUI
preme Court So 800 Associate Justices each, S. O0O
Another bill is in preparation to cut down the fees
of shers. The common belief is that those officials
in Hudson and Essex counties receive less than
$4,000 year apiece.
senator Bodine introduced bill to provide for u
State Board OF Lunacy the managers OF the lunatlc
asylums at Trenton and Morristown to constitute
such Board, who shall report annually to the
Governor.
bill was introduced providing for the more
certain relief Of insane paupers and INDECENT insane
persons.
Mr. Nichols introduced Dill TO prevent betting on
horse racing.
Mr. Fielder brought in act for the better protec
ton depositors in banks, savings banks and trust
companies: provides that the managers and directors
of such institutions shall be liable for the full
amount of the deposits in there should be col
lapse.
Mr. Ramsey's bill provides that the salaries of
County superintendent shall be:-In counties of
25.OOO inhabitants, $500; between $4,000 and 10000
5000: between 900 and rs 00 $780, and over 5000
$1,000.
bill was introduced by Senator Francis curtailing
the fees of the clerks of the Supreme Court and III
Chancery thirty per cent.
A Joint meeting held in the afternoon, when
three State Prison Inspectors elected, the
names of whom appeared in the HERALD to-day.