The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-12
NEW YORK NOTES.
A New Form of Pedestrianism, with Wheel
barroF.

| from San Francisco, having pushed a wheel
| barrow the entire distance, began six days
| walk to-day He proposes to make 800 miles
during the six days, and the stake Is q purse
| of $500. He uses a sixty-five-pound wheel
barrow, and has Chas Edward, carter, for a
competitor The latter hopes to beat Wes-
| tons time.
L. P. Federmeyer, the little Frenchman
who started III his wheelbarfow undertaking
Of making 40 miles or more In six days, at
u II o'clock this morning had made 55 miles.
He rested curing the time two hours and
forty-eight and Il half seconds. His average
time since the start has been between nine
and ten minutes. His fastest mile was the
twelfth, which he made in six minutes and
fIfty-seyen seconds.
WITHDRAWAL or AN INSURANCE COMPANY
FROM BUSINESS.
The journal of C0nntercG says the directors
Of the AdrlatIc Fire Insurance Company, at
No. ITS Broadway, has withdrawn from bust
ness and reinsured all risks in the London
and Lacashire Fire Insurance Company of
Liverpool The reason therefor is the present
Improbable state OF the fire insurance busl-
| ness.
SALE OF COAL.
| Much speculation is INDUCED in among
| coalmen as to the resultof the Wednesdays
sale OF $4,000 tons by the Delaware and Hud-
son Coal Company. Some are inclined to be-
| lieve that prices will be higher than were
| realized at the last public sale, and others are
of the opinion that they will be slight. All
large dealers report that there Is but little
demand for coal even at the August rates. 1t
is said that Wall street spectators are max
ing strong efforts to prevent the approaching
sale.
TIRE PORTELLO MURDER TRIAL.
Portfolio was arraigned to-day to answer to
the charge Of stabbing and killing Michael
Bolender on the twenty-fourth Of July The
particulars Of the murder are still fresh Ia the
public mind. Portfolio had grudge against
Boiiender for discharging him from his EN-
ployment, and took this method Of revenge
Portfolios counsel said that It was his inten-
ton to file special plea on behalf Of his
client, but that he would now offer the plea Of
not guilty with the right at future time, OF
Withdrawing that plea and putting In a spe-
cfal plea.
ready for trial. Counsel replied that 1t would
be impossible for him to be prepared for trial
next term. The Judge then gave counsel un-
til Wednesday next to put in a special plea to
the Indictment, and the prisoner was taken
back to the Tombs.
STEWART's OLD STORE.
1t is rumOred this afternoon in the dry
goods trade that Field 4 Letor, dry goods
merchants Of this city and Chicago have
rented the downtown store formerly occupied
by A. T. Stewart 4 Co.
THEY FIGHT FROM JEALOUSY.
Letian Mitchell, a Greek. and Geo. Nicholas
fought last night, and the latter was stabbed
Jealousy was the cause OF the trouble.
TAMMANY's PROTEST AGAINST GOV. ROBINSON.
At a meeting Of the Tammany Hall COM
mittee on organization this evening long
preamble and resolutions We're adopted de-
claring in effect that, under no circumstances,
will the Democratic city of New York vote for
Lucius Robinson as candidate for the office
of Governor, that it is not to be understood
as attempting to dictate to the Democracy Of
the State, but to support such 2 nomination
would involve a sacrifice of all manhood and
honor, and that such a sacrifice they are un-
willing, under the circumstances, to make, for
the reasons that Robinson has opposed the
true principles Of Democracy; that in the dis
charge Of his official obligations he has suf
fered himself to be controlled by personal
friendship to the detriment OF the best inter |
ests Of the State; he has allowed his polite !
animosities to control his official action, etc.
subcommittee was appointed to prepare
and publish an address to the Democracy Of
the State fully explaining the acts of in
justice and tyranny on the part OF the Gov
ernor, etc
THE WEATHER.
The weather to day has peen fine. The ther
mometer at noon stood 767 at 3 80 p. ~. S6, at
8 3. M so, at p. m. IS, at midnight II. Av-
erage for the day 721s: for the same date last
year T5ll55.