The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-09

match for the Ashley belt takes place il this
country in November or December, O'Leary
Will take part in 1t.
STILL ANOTHER SUICIDE.
Mrs. Josephine Cotton, aged forty-three,
committed suicide last night by shooting her.
self In the head and heart with revolver.
She said her husband, VIM. Cotton, COM
positor on the Herald, deserted her for
woman In Brooklyn. She found the couple
together yesterday on Broadway, and her
very Iad5alke, and q great favorite with her
ne1ghbOrs. She left son fourteen years old.
DARING STREET ROBBERY
It is reported to-day that Mrs. Fuller, said
to be the wife Of the manager Of Stewards
Chicago dry goods store, and the daughter of
Mr.. BecHman, real estate dealer OF New
York, was chloroformed and robbed in Mont
from DR.. Buffers to fashionable boarding
house, where she was stopping. A we'll
dressed and handsome young man threw his
arm around her neck, Wrenched her pocket
bracelets" He then applied q handkerchief
saturated with chloroform to her face and she
fell to the ground, striking her head on a
stone. The TObber escaped with $25, but did
not get the bracelets TTadesmen In the
vicinity characterize the story as suspicious.
TILE WILL OF A RICH MANUFACTURER.
The will of the late Albert Webber. piano
manufacturer, was fled to-day. He be-
queaths two houses and an income OF $i00, 900
to his wife, and an income OF $50,000 to his
two daughters. Aside from these bequests
bis property, excluding his business, goes to
one years profits are less than $4,000. the
business is to be wound up.
IMPROVING THE ToMBs.
This afternoon was begun the task OF COM
pIettng the much-needed improvements In the
structure OF the Tombs prison. heavy
iron barred gate will be placed outside the
old wooden entrance to the prison Office. A
number OF convicts from the penitentiary
were at work this evening drilling holes in
the granite wallis TO receive sockets and sup
ports foT tie ifon deof. In addition te its
usefulness IN the event Of a riot among the
prisoners, during the heated summer term
the iron door being left open will give greater
ventilation to the prison. a double iron
grating has been placed on the first tier Of
Wlndows OF the main prison, where the Man
haitian Bank burglars and prisoners charged
with homicide are confined.
A REDUCTION OF BALL REFUSED.
Judge Cowing to-day refused to reduce the
amount of bail Ia the case Of Officer Nugent,
who is charged with completely in the Man
haitian Bank robbery.
A LIVELY SESSION OF THE BOARD OF ALDER
At q meeting Of the board OF aldermen to-
day Alderman Houghton asked II there had
on the Fourth Avenue rapid transit matter.
Upon receiving an answer in the negative, he
moved that the COMMITTEES be discharged.
At this iuncture Alderman Sauer sprang to-
his feet, and in an excited manner said: II
now warn Alderman Houghton that II he in
sists on his motion will expose him and
those who are with him. / now tell him that
/ hold faets in my pocket and will give them
Alderman Houghton, shaking his fist to-
ward Sauer, defisd him or any other man Id
the board or In the city to make public any
thing against him, and said the gentleman
was stating what he knew was not true when
he said he could expose him.
Mr.. Sauer said he could not deny he was
not acting in the matter for consideration
Mr.. Houghton cast back the charges, and
said There is no end to the impudenee Of
this man Vanderbilt, and he imagines, be-
the city of New York. propose showing
him that the people Of this city are more
powerful than his millions. am asked, |
What is Vanderbilt going to give you and the
his elevated railway? This IS what led me to
call UP this matter to-day. demand that d |
committee OF five be appointed to Investigate
Alderman Sauers charge
THE WEATHER.
The thermometer at 8 80 p. m. stood at Sc |
at s p. m. at 85; at 8 p. 10. at 80; at midnight i
at II; average 1914. Same date last year, 8o11a.
" MISCELLANEOUS MENTION.
Henry Schire, aged nine, fell yesterday from /
the roof of q six-story tenement to the side
walk, a defiance OF eighty feet. The physi-
clan said no bones were broken and his inju- I
ries were tr1fing.
By the collision last evening between the
ferryboat Monachie and the seoW three Ital-
ians on the latter were drowned.
The last theory OF the police In regard to
the shooting of John r. Seymour Is that the
fatal shot was an accidental one and was 1
fired by student from the window OF q col
lege building. The proper student In Ques-
lion Is not now In the city.
The Tribune says that the rumor that ele-
vated railroads would voluntary reduce their
lare to five cents after having quietly smotEl-
yether ridiculous. The officers OF the roads
ioing anything Of the kind.
I'd the death By Inalpractice of
Cora SammIa, was to-day sentenced to four
years imprisonment tn the State prison.
NINE. Berger was recently sentenced toI
sWelve years, as principal Id the crime.
During the examination into the manage
nent OF the Ludlow street jail ftEle debtors
ail] to-day, the clerk testified tnat VIM. M /
weed paid SIS q week for board
Counsel for Chastine Cox, the murderer OF /
Mrs. Hull, has issued out writ Of certiorari /
q compel the coroner TO produce the result of
,he autopsy. Judge Potter today heard the
notion and said he would dispose of III to-
morrow.
Heavy Rain and Wind storm In Mime
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