The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-03

ter galloped on toward the empty village,
and Sitting Bull closed In behind him and to
the right and left. What then happened is u
tomahawk with which Custer was finally
dispatched. Father Genin goes to France to-
day, but will return to the Sioux In about
four months
BLAST FROM BLAIR.
The Sun publishes a letter to the editor
from Montgomery Blair, In which he says
the back-down of the Democratic leaders In
Congress on the question OF the right OF the
people to exercise suffrage unaWed by mill
tary and by executive min1Ons, clothed with
power over their liberties, Is but q repetition
MISCELLANEOUS MENTION.
Several new cases Of smallpox are re.
ported to-day. The mayor has promised not
to sign the resolution OF the board OF alder
men. permitting the use Of fireworks In the
city on the Fourth OF July, The superinteln-
dent of police has issued orders to enforce the
ordinance prohibiting fireworks.
The foundation stone OF the new Masonic
temple for the German lodges OF this city
was laid, with the usual ceremonies, to- day.
The building Is to be five stories In height and
will occupy q space of 10S feet by S0. This
evening all the German masonic lodges sat
down together at grand Masonic banquet In
| In honor Of the event.
| Among the passengers who sailed for Lily
| erpool On the GalIia to-day were Prof. w.
| Darlefg. RT0I a. De1LeI. JHAflps Il. Dhiittt
editor Of the New York Sun; DR.. Draper,
| Rev. DIR. E. S. Porter, Prof. Johnston, j..
Platt, Prof D. G.. Olds, Rev. o. FL. Tiffany,
and Mrs Ross Winans.
| HEALTH MATTERS.
| Considerable excitement prevails among
residents on the east side OF the city in conse-
uuenee of the Board of Health having or
foot Of Sixteenth street and East river. Sew
eral citizens meetings have already been
held and threats made to burn the structure
down.
appointed fifty extra physicians to visit the
poor and sick OF this city for five weeks,
They are to receive 800 each. The object Of
their service Is the care of sick children OF
the poor In the tenement districts.
PosToFFIgE ROBBED,
Postmaster Randall, of Norwalk, Conn.
came to this city to-day and informed Capt
| burglary had been committed In Norwalh
Tuesday night. The safeln the postofflce hae
been blown open by burglars and many val
uable papers, together with all the postoff1cs
stamps and money OF the postoffice, amount
ing In all to about six thousand dollars car
ried off. The burglars left no clue behind b5
which they could De traced.
i RANGE or THE THERM MoMETER.
The thermometer at $50 p. M. was 81 de
grees at 6 D. m, 86; at 8 p. M, 79 midnight
49, Average to-day IT'S; corresponding datt
last year. 8O5s.
ASSISTING THE FAIL RIVER STRIKERS.
Delegates representing the amalgamatee
trade unions Of New York and Brooklyn me-
o-night to discuss with d delegation from
Fall River the best means Of supporting thf
spinners strike. Vice President Strasser sale
the condition Of the Fall River spinner was
worse than that Of the Lancashire, England
spinners who worked fewer hours and had {
weekly half-holiday. The Fall River spin
ners were sold like Georgia negroes, and hus
tied by policemen with revolvers. Resolu
tions were passed pledgiug the assistance o
the united trades Of New York and Brooklyn
to the strikers The Fall River delegation
was heard in secret session.