The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-07
NEW YORK NOTES.
Another Move in the Politics of
the Empire State.
City Police Board, Removed
from Office at Tilden's
Suggestion.

| SlLy GOlce BOARD, Removed
from Office at Tilden's
Suggestion.
NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-The removal OF Gen.
Badly Smith from the presidency OF the po.
lice board excites general comment here. It
Is said that the causes Of the removal are the
same charges as occasioned the removal OF
Commissioner Nichols for not cleaning the
streets. Smith Is out of the city and has not
been served with the papers. The mayor has
| appointed Private Secretary j. E. Morrison
to the vacancy. Smith was supposed to be
backed by 1flden, and great stress Is placed
ON the political significance of his removal
It Is said that the Governor was actuated In
his sudden approval OF the order for Smith 8
removal by the mayor by Tilden's desire for
revenge on Smith for siding with the Repub-
| lfcan commissioner against M McLean, Tilden' 8
representative on the board.
Morrison, appointed in Smiths place, is q
firm representative Of the Tilder-Cooper De-
mocracy. II the mayor Is SUGGEST In secur-
ing the removal OF Commissioner Wheeler,
it will give TiIden complete control of the
police board and of the appointment OF in
| spectors Of election.
4 LATER-There Is nothing new regarding
the removal OF Police Commissioner Smith.
| That gentleman is reported to be in Saratoga
from the service of the papers of removal.
| The mayor refuses to say anything upon
the subject except that he will probably, late
this afternoon, give the reporters the facts in
| the case.
THE DIAMOND swINDLERs.
In the celebrated cleopatra" diamond case
to-day In which Lynch, the diamond broker,
ana beautiful woman, known sometimes as
Mrs Chas @. Schoonmaker, are charged with
sWindling the Fulton Market fish dealers out
Iuckor, q priest OF the Palatine Church, Mont
gomery county, N. T., testified that he an
sWered Mrs. Schoonmaker's advertisement,
and loaned her $4,000 on diamonds which he
| found ia Lynch's possession. The woman
Wept bitterly when she appealed to him, and
said unless she got the money Lynch loaned
her She would have to lose her jewels, and
that Lynch was q Shylock, extortioner etc,
and that the Jewels were pawned with him to
save her brother, who was in debt. The case
Was adjourned for further hearing.
| ACCIDENT TO A FREIGHT TRAIN.
| The locomotive of the express train on the
| Hudson River Road, leaving here at 80
o'clock last evening, was disabled north of
Tarrytown. and the freight train ran into q
sleeping car and was badly damaged. but no
one received anyinjury. The accident caused
| d delay Of several hours.
THE BRAZILIAN NOTE CoUNTERFEITERs.
/ The examination In the case of the Brazilian
note cOuuterfaiterS WAS to-day adjourned un-
| til tomorrow on the motion of counsel for the
prosecution.
THE NATIONAL COTTON EXCHANGE eoNvEN-
TIoN.
| At the convention OF the National Cotton
| Exchange here npxt Wednesday 1t is expect
ed that about eighty delegates will be present.
This years crop is estimated at more than
| $500, 100000, and the convention Is, therefore,
important.
Mr. Phelps, president of the New Orleans
Cotton Exchange, has been in this city, but
has gone to Boston.
A POLICEMAN BADLY BEATEN.
Policeman Michael Geary was nearly beaten
to death this morning by d gang of workmen
engaged in rough and tumble fight. They
beat him about the head with clubs and threw
him senseless over an embankment. Geary
begged for mercy and the crowd pelted him
with stones. He was found lying insensible
and taken to the hospital with his skull frac-
tured, both eyes closed and his head beaten to
a jelly. He will probably die.
ENGLISH CUTTERS.
The Cunard steamer which arrived last
night brought 100 practical cutters and their
families from Sht field. They were brought
by the Frary Cutlery Company, OF Bridge
port, Conn. They speak discouraglngly about
the outlook at Sheffield and contend that
there are in that place $4,000 men to perform
the work which 10000 can do. Late In the
fall about 500 cutters from England and Ger
many will arrive here.
MME SUGGESTS CHILDREN.
Madame Sugrest and her three children,
the well known gymnast5, were discharged
on writ of habeas corpus to-day under
promise not to perform on the stage until the
children had reached maturity.
THE DUKE OF BEAUFORT.
The Duke OF Beaufort and Sothern have
a ten Yachting
tour.
HARRY PALMER's FUNERAL.
The funeral Of Henry D. Palmer, better
known as Harry Palmer, OF the firm Of Jar
tended by large number of members of the
profession: The remains were inferred at
Greenwood.
HENDRICKs's VIEWS.
Several distinguished politicians are in New
York. Thos. A. Hendricks reached here last
elected Governor of Ohio and that Pennsyl-
vania wild also go Democratic. Gov. Hen
bricks IS counsel in O. case before Judge Harlin,
in the Federal court, In behalf OF the Penn
Senator John Scott OF Pennsylvania, and ex-
Senator Stanley Matthews, OF Ohio. The op
posing counsel is ex-senator John A. McDon
aid, OF Indiana.
STANLEY MATTHEWs's IDEAS.
Ex-senator Stanley Matthews ioked with
Coy. Hendricks, and seemed as confident that
the Buckeye State would go Republican as
Mr.. Hendricks was that 1t would go the other
way.
SENATOR BARNUM ON THE SITUATION.
Senator Barnum. Of Connecticut is also
here. He says that 1t Is too early for the
Democrats to express preference for any par
ticular man for presidential candidate, but so
far as he can ascertain Mr.. Tilden has the
lead.
THE VIEWS or OTHER PROMINENT POLL
TICIANS.
Congressman Stevenson, of Ohio, also here
says that his State will go Republican, and
that a full vote will be Dolled.
Gen Ben. Harrison, defeated by Blue Jeans
Williams for Governor Of Indiana, says that
it is probable that Secretary of Navy Thomp-
son will be the next gubernatorial nominee nf
the Republican party in Indiana. He thinks |