The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-30
NEW YORK NOTES.
Preparations Being made to Pro-
duce Gilbert & Sullivan's
New Comic Opera.
Portfolio, the Murderer of Bollender,
Attempts Suicide with
aspoon.

NEW YORK, July 29.-Doyly Carte, lessee
and manager OF the Opera Comlque Theatre,
producing Gilbert IL sullivan's new comic
opera In this country, and will sail for home
Tomorrow. He says that he has engaged the
Fifth Avenue Theatre and arranged with
Ford, OF Baltimore, to produce the new work
under his management. He expects to return
to America the last Of October or the first OF
November, and Gilbert and Sullivan will come
with him. After the New York season they
shall go to Boston, Baltimore. Washington,
Cincinnati, St: Louis, Chicago and possibly
still further West II they meet with the sue
cess which they expect.
KICKED IN TIE ABDOMEN.
Mrs. Annie Duffy, OF Abingdon Square, was
mortally injured last night. She says that
Edmund O'Brien. formerly chief clerk In Dis
trict Attorney Downng's office, while intoxf-
attempted to Iass him on the stairs. Mrs.
Duffy is young and prepossessing, and on the
eve OF giving birth to a. child. O'Brien has
denied the charge.
PoRTELLO ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
The Tombs prison was thrown into furry
of excitement this morning by the announce
ment that Francisco Portfolio, the Italian who
stabbed Michael Bolsnder on the street last
week, had attempted suicide. Portfolio had
spcreted one of the iron spoons furnished the
prisoners, and had ground the handle down
TO sharp edge. His injuries are OF light
him In future and save him tor the hangman.
MAN OF MANY ALIASES.
Chris Cobnor, alias Jack Strauss, alias twen-
ty other names, O. notorious cracksman, was
arrested at 2 o'clock this morning for an at
tempt at burglary on big furniture store In
the Bowery. He, with an accomplice, was
detected by patrolman endeavoring to force
A fprn f,uuntifJ nf hisrfyfnrl
tools Of approved pattern were captured.
AUCTION SALE OF COAL.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Company sell at noon tomorrow $4,000 tons
OF coal at auction. This will test the value Of
the recently announced advance Of twenty
i've cents per toH feF August
RIVER PIRATES.
River pirates have made frequent raids re-
Gently Last night the captain OF the schooner
Wm. Vanname discovered three men endeav-
oring to open window In the cabin with
crowbar. He fired q double-barreled fowling
piece loaded with bird shot at them One
man screamed, and all rushed for the boat at
cabin door was covered with blood, and there
was q trail of blood to the side OF the vessel
Small pieces Of blackened human flesh were
discovered, and on the dock were found other
traces Of blood. The police subseqaently ar
rested Henry Conroy and John Caldon. Con-
roys sleeve was covered with blood.
The police this evening learned that the
name of the man shot this morning on the
steamer Won Name was Burn Moran. His
injuries are probably fatal.
POISONED gORNED BEEF.
The family of Mrs. Maloney, on Monroe
street. were all taken sick, vomiting to-day
and were removed to the Bellevue Hospital
suffering from poisoning symptoms. 1t Is
supposed that their sickness came by eating
canned corned beef.
THE WALLACE COMMITTEE.
A deputy sergeant-at-arms visited the post
Office to-day to secure rooms for the Wallace
Senatorial Committee appointed to investi-
gate the appointments and character OF the
Federal supervisors OF election and Inarshals,
and the alleged irregularities Of these Off
cials In the election OF 1876. The committee
will meet Thursday next. This is the first
| much weight Is attached to 1t, because OF the
influence It might have on the approaching
cam paign. The subject Is matter OF much
| speculation tonight among the anti lam
many and Republican factions respectively.
Tammany will revive the war on John |.
Davenport, chief supervisor. The result is
| also watched with great Interest by the
custom-house people.
THE WABASH RAILROAD.
A meeting of the Board Of Directors OF the
Wabash Railroad Company was held to-day
| for the purpose of acting upon the proposed
consolidation with the St. Louis, Kansas
! Of twelve directors eight were present. The
plan of consolidation was approved, and the
acts of the executive committee confirmed.
1t was decided to call meeting Of the stock
holders for a ratification OF the measure, to
be held at Toledo, o., October 13.
A meeting Of the stockholders OF the st.
Louis, Kansas City and Northern Railroad
Company will be held the same day. It is
understood that the board OF directors OF that
posed consolidation. 1t is proposed to call
the new consolidated company the Wabash
st. Louis and Pacific Railroad Company.
Under the plan adopted it will have . capt.
tai stock Of S40,00O,O00, divided equally into
preferred and common stock. AT the same
meeting new pooling arrangement with the
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indian
apolts and the Indianapolis and st. Louis
Railroad Companies were confirmed.
A. Il. Hopkins and Solon Humphreys we're
select to represent the Wabash road in the
executive committee OF the pool. Various acto
of the executive Of the company In regard to
the Detroit extension were also approved
James F. Jay, OF Detroit, was given full
charge Of the negotiations with the people Of
that city respecting the securing OF land,
money and assistance for the new line. 1t is
understood that independent com panies will
be formed to operate the new road to be built
from Toledo to Detroit by the Wabash and
Great Western and the Grand Trunk Line OF
Canada.
THE WEATHER.
The weather to-day has been oppressive
The thermometer at g. N. stood Is, at 6 a..
m. AZ, at 9a. m. 78, at noon 85, at 3:30 p. ~.
90, at D. m. 81, at 9 .. m. 49, at midnight 78;
average Sla Same date last year 76.
WASHINGTON.
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