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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The average salary of Presbyterian
ministers is about $500 a year. This is
not quite as much as can be earned by
driving or conducting street car.
"A purse of $500, donated by his
congregation, fills the pocket and glad
dens the heart of Dominic Berry, of
Montclair, n. j.. as he sails away to
spend his four months vacation in
Europe.
The French Government has taken
an important step in the education of
the people; a course of teaching in ag-
riculture has been ordered to be intro
duced into every primary school in the
country.
The Methodist ministers of Boston
have formally requested the city author
tiles to cease giving free concerts on
Sunday in the public parks on the
ground that such music is "promotive
of Sabbath Dissertation and injurious to
public morals
The Rev. Ram Chunder Bose, ma
tive OF India, who was a delegate to the
late Methodist Conference at Cincin-
natl, spoke at the Methodist ministers
meeting in Chicago the other day on
missionary work in India, its difficult
ties and the best means to be pursued
to carry it on.
The Roman Catholics of England
are building magnificent cathedral at
South kensington, London 1t will
rank in size next after st. Paul's and
Westminster Abbey. Over S1,OOO,OOO
have been raised for it and money is
still pouring in from all quarters. 1t
will be in the forid Gothic style.
Some of the Quakers in England
want to Introduce singing into their
worship. The argument on the subject
at the recent yearly meeting was much
more spirited than arguments usually
are among this staid and quiet people,
One eminent Friend thought the Holy
Spirit could operate as well through
singing as through meditation. But
others quite rs eminent declared the
introduction of any kind of musical ex-
ercise to be an unholy innovation.
Teaching Spanish in the public
schools is one of the questions of the day
in San Francisco. There is good deal
of trade with Mexico and Central Amer
lea from San francisco, and the demand
for youths who can speak English and
Spanish is constantly increasing. But
this would seem to be a branch of in
struction for commercial college, not
legitimate part of a common school
education.
The Cumberland Presbyterian Gen.
eral Assembly had before it, in connec-
ton with some resolutions against in
temperance, resolution about tobacco,
to the effect that, {" while we regard its
excessive use as a great evil and would
disapprove and discourage it's use by the
young, yet we are of the opinion that
this and kindred evils must be referred
to the individual conscience. the church
sessions and presbyteries. There were
some speeches against it and some in
favor of direct prohibition of the use
of tobacco. One member said this res
olution would only make him chew the
faster. When it came to vote it was
found that the Assembly was very
nearly equally divided. lightweight
voted aye and eighty-seven voted no.
There was motion to strike out the
word " excessive" but the report does
not state what was done with it.
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countered this terrible worm can ever
forget its truculent aspect when thus
aroused, its eagerly aggressive air, its
restless coils. which in constant m otion
one over the other, and rustling omi-
nously all the while, stealthily but sure
ly bring nearer and nearer to the OBJ
ject of its fury; the eye, malignant even
beyond those of other vipers and then
the inconceivable rapidity of its stroke.
For the echis does not wait to strike
until it is within striking distance, but
vents its malice in repeatedly dart
ing at nothing, hoping, perhaps, to ag-
gravate its antagonist into coming to
closer quarters, or, more probably, as
mere expression of it's own incontrolla.
BILE yiciouSneSs.
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gor nonng Readers.
If WISHES WE'RE HORSES!

" If wishes were horses" dearie,
How fast and how far we'd ride
On our beautiful snow-white chargers,
Bounding with life and pride;
Straight as the flight of an arrow,
Swift as the flash OF a spear,
We'd travel forever and ever,
-''f wishes were horses" dear!
To the tops of the sunset mountains
Fer they flicker and fade away,
TO the dusky halls of the twilight,
To the flush of the newborn day,
To the silent stars of midnight
As they shine in the darkness clear,
We'd ride like the flight of a fancy,
IF wishes were horses" dearl
Through pillows of western prairies,
And dazzle of arctic plains,
Through perfume of southern roses,
And mists of the sweet spring rains;
Abreast of the echoing thunder,
With the culver of lightning near,
We'd ride in the van of the tempest,
IF wishes were horses" dear!
And into the lives we cherish,
To brighten their clouded skies,
Bring smiles to the sweet, pale faces,
And light to the saddened eyes;
To bring them a message of comfort,
And whisper a word of cheer,
Oh, how we would gallop and gallop,
III wishes were horses" dear!
-Wide-AlCd(ie.
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A DETAILED comparison Of tie
entailed by standing armies shows
very curious results, which tho ten
tutionnel gives in compac. y
Among the great powers Englaaa
course, stands pre-eminent iof NC
travagance of its expenditure, ns
nual cost of each man ID ms
being $500 francs, or EAU WIZ
the Indian army the cost Per o.
1900 francs, or about half. NeM
at a long interval. comes Austrlspss:
gary with an expenditure Of soc ,I,..
then France and Germany. the lsua
which countries spends just - }
annum per man. The other wv
powers each spend q little ies
Germany, but the difference y ess
ly small. Italy appears 70 ~
under f40 and Russia just ossa
which is, as it will be observe
very much more than q quarter Y
expense required by the british ~
On the other hand, table sho " y,
proportion of money spent o. y. y. -
to the general expenditure o. ~ "a
tries tells a very different tale, 4. ~
most reverses the positions q ". =
of the several European pow
appears from the calculation IT, Z
the Constitutional that theIs n
toward the army in England ~ s~de
colonies only IA per cent. o. sn ~. 4
and this percentage is the sa 49, ! u.
case of Italy. Austria, Hungs 80
pies the next place, with 2 p.,ssa
of 10 per cent, and next cone sb
rivals, France and Germany a.
similar total of 81 per CEN, 1000
bringing up the rear with e Z hi
ture Of 20 per cent. or douD ss,s
England. 1t is estimated ~ mus,
maintenance of the army cos III; M ~
to each head of the popui..a Il
IS Cd in Italy, rs 4d in Rusa. "A is
Germany. lis 4d in France; , 49,
in Great Britain. -Lo''do" uU
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has commanded us to he ,,,.,
few things committed I'd to to o 1aa'sta sss
he may find no accumnlste s Ia q ~
where, s'ceep the Coz y @x w.
Wsnsloao. IN N. Y. O6seruer 4
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THE higher education p, S q s y
Learning how to walk in Flow
with six-inch heels.
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United States District Court.

Henry Vaght md others COMPOSING Tho crow
Of the tnghnnt q. W, Chic have ltbelnd the
etenmahip Louisiana Tor sneh amount If
salvnge III tha court may decree. the services
rendered tho ate nshiu. aft"r sh" bud bsen dla-
nhlea by tho hr"nkiug Of ~ walking bonn. 10
bs worth. L,helnntH mllegn that they towai the
RteaTship from tha gulf - tho city ut great rlsi
to themselves nnd 'he 'uRboat on which the,
were aHgngsd.
Thoa Hume. owner Of tho steamboat Corona.
nsks tho cnu,tto deerar him aaivngs for pulling
tho stenmboHf J hn Howard of Of II mud lump
on the ninth instant.
Alfred Crockett and others. formerly Of tho
crew of the steamboat Dmhubn. ena the oWners
of said eseol for $500 danngna for false lnuris-
nnmNni on tnh ehnrRa Of lieaNrtlOn
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SHIP ISLAND QUARANTINE.
Return or Doctors Bemiss and Turner
nftnr m Inannctinn of tho leland

Aso'.'' = -
after an Inspection or the Island
y,st.rdo, ,,,o,.ri,o ,b. st.,,, Yacht D.v
-, 80 49, 80
Dream arrived In tho city nfter II short eruiae
along tho gulf shore and ship leland. She had
| on hnnrJ Dr a NJ EnmIsa of the National
sn ~, -, ,r ~, 49,
Banrd "f Health. ana Dr turner IN" secretary
Of that body Both those gantlemen wont to
All, I.l,nd ~ ,rhnra,,nv III f,r tba ,nrnoae
80, - =.
OF se'er''he si9hes lor the various p"i'hlhRS 20
bo erected In connection with tho national
quarantine estnht,hmont nroi ,ctod M thut lsl
w.,
'iiia.
A reporter OF tho DEMOCRAT yesterday visited
DIR Dsmiss and obtained from him the follow
-,e.;
'nE in'o' 'n"'.'n
They found tho pltc6 mueh moro prouitious
for tho purposes desired than WIS originally
nxp"c'rh. A thorough examination 81 tbs
islani had bsen made. and II afforded the high
est satsfar lon. Alter the top.grhuhcal In .
vest lRhtlon ID 'cors h"in1se ana turner sthked
on tho various buildings 70 20 "r"rtod / tho In
HuortoI buildings. tho government warehouse
md tho buildings nseesshrye 70 IA" storage of
"a" apparatus used IN nis,hlnrsinR' VIII az Do
located ut me west END OIL Inc island: Wh,,e nj
ne oast end 10" hoRpit'ii WIN De erocted; ihr-
tieulat caro- was giEeh IN the seiectlnh OF sIte
1or me latter hhd nr. Eemlss lhlnks tha' the
situation ana tne pan OF th9 puilalnR consid-
et6u ~ WI. w WY, ~ lAo .ip',1 petH. ~ upo-
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-19
BOUNCING BERRY.
The Boys in the Rod Shirts Call on
Him to Explain 500
Urn

O. J Berry returns to New Orlsans after
few months soJourn Ia foreign parts. only to
be taken into custody on charge OF emb zzle-
mont preferred against him by j. +. MeCabs.
The AFFIDAVIT sets forth that In tho month of
juno. 1872. IN tle Fourth Htsttt=4. e. J. Bbtrr
being then and there as president OF Lafayette
Hook and Ladder No. /. and being ampoWarnt
by said company to pleige cerfain property OF
the company as security, did pledge the proper
hts report that he had only received 800 Az
FAINT has good reason and doe. verify believe
that the accused did receive 500 and that he
pany for the said slf0. wherefore he charges tho
accused with embezzleEhnt.
On the n owe affi itvit Mr. Berry Was pr
raignad. anl CAV bond In the sum Of $500
Mr. Chas. FL, Schenck bee ming his surety.
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AN ITALIAN GIRL'S CHOICE
She Discards Her Husband and Child,
and Steals All the Money
in the House

Exactly four years ago Frank Satamanlla. an
Int, lligent young Italian. courted and wed
bright black-eyed damsel u his own country
named Teresa Martina. The new couple took
up their abode with the mother Of Teresa. who
resided at the corner Of Ursulnes and Marais
streets. This apparently happy union was in
due course Of time made doahly sacred by tho
birth Of a son.
Even up to the last hour Of the old year this
couple appeared mos happily united. but on
the very morning hat ushersd Ia the year 1890
the tenn pter aud destroyer Of connubial faith
and bliss appeared before the eyes Of the girl
Theresa, In the shape Of mulatto named Ii
vfnski Avrill.
From that m0Cleut she forgot her child aud
her husband. and became the slave Of Avrilis
whims. To Tim she all smiles. but to her
husband and enid sha became stranger.
Thts the husband noticed aud WAS at loss
to account for it, until he recesed an anoDy-
nous letter informing him OF the facts. Moved
~ the pangs Of jealousy. the husband who had
beam 50 UNI Justly treated vas about to hunt up
both euipfits aud sacriffee them to his ven
gaanee. but was stopped by the thought of the
Il Jury he wou bring down upon the head of
hi- innocen' boy Taking the advice Of q friend,
he went to his wife and told her thatif she did
not drive this man away a separation would
follow.
Theresa thereupon inquired whether. II the
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Fourth District Court.

Jns. II. I,rnon Va Andrew ID wny.H Suit for tho
recovery Of u bnapcb alleged TO he duo for
work done. Judgment fpr ullntiH for 5000 30.
f. Il. Ohnvnlltv vs. Philip Werlich. judy
mant inr plaintiff iecra"ing piano sraueRtsi Cd
Plaintiff purchased plano from Wereln for
sa0,. nnd returned In part pnyment another
plano which was agreed uuon to be taken IT
$500. lfunewald subs uaenily offered Ike
piano ns ihnt sold by Werlaln FOR f2a5. and
plaintiff was advieed by Werlnln's agent to
accept. but through tho obstructive efforts Of
the utter. the pinno ,ould not be obtained.
IIenca judg ment nnnuIliug tha FIRST contract.
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BACK OF TOWN BOYS.
City Employees and Policemen Brutal
ly Assault Sexton.

City Employees and Policemen Brutal
ly Assault q Sexton.
Chlef Of Police +. N Boylan yeateriny re-
ceived tho following letter which speaks for
itself:
Thomas N. Boyan. Chief OF Police:
.su' Lust night between and hal pnst y
o'clock Thomas Brennan. sunerintsndent OF
Boys Houre Of Refuge. Mike Kssnnn poIies-
man detailed III elark ut sub station. Pat Bran-
nan and Dan Dnvers came to my house ut tho
above hour
Pat Brennan knocked ut my door whom ho
said TINT his brother Tom wanted to Rne mo /
WINS about going to bod, | z 1t up and wont to
the door. Hsked him In. Whl,n he d"elIned and
said: Come here, wnnt to 500 you.
won't to tho gate where he stood. Az rame
down and cut mo. then he stood over mo- drew
his uist IT, aimed It. ut mo. and II 1t had not been
for my little daughter who threw no har hnnde
he would hnve murdered mo before my own
door.
E,fors coming to my house he went with the
others. above named. to my marble yard. on
Canal atree. throw Iowa several slabs Of mar
hIs. and broke ono atab eight ana ono half fee,
long and ilve foot wide.
My lifa and property arS not safe. l. ihere-
fore. nsk you for protection. When sent for u
policeman lIs refused to come and whom all
WIS over tho policeman and corporai came to-
gofher.
Tom Brennan remained ut my Aouae twenty
minutes. calling my wife all afWts or namas
making aevar!ll attempts to shoot through tho
had II not hnve been for Il young lady who
c,ught his arms several tlmos. Very respect
fuzzy. J. J, HEALEy.
Sexton St. Patrick Gemanry.
Mr.. Haney says THAT on Friday next be will
appear h"for" tho grand Jury and state his
4rtsyunptS
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separation took place, she would have the GUS
ody of her child. but was told that she would

separation took place, she would have the cus-
tody OF her child. but was told that she would
not.
She then aought Avrill and asked his advice
on the subject. His idea ~ the right hing to be
done was that she should get hold of NIL tn ]
money IN the house. desert both her husband
mud CHI III and oone with him AZ ahe ngreea
with him ahs rn'urnod home and informed
would not give up hor nrauaintnnee with Avrill.
and wna titan told To tanvs tn. houso,
This nrdor. ns the sequel will show sho
pbayed. but before lowing She snt. rod her
mother e room and ahttrae,ol tharefrous u tin
box containing $4,000 aud u number Of titsa. to
throw Into n vncnn lot. Tho money nnd jew
elry shs carried with her and going to u cor
ner where she had previously ngreed to meet
Julien Victor. II mutual friend. eho turned tho
NOM over TO him with Instructions 10 tnks IT.
~ AvrilI Ons thousand dollars Of tho monay
wiz, Ia gold ind tho balance In cnrrsncy tho
whola being tho earnings of twenty four years
saved by her uncle. DOminiuue Mattia, n fruit
vendor. doing huslnnss ut No, 22a Orleans street.
Thotheft Waa committed last Thursday
and tho Saturday following It. was dia"pvarmi,
IA soon avrill got tho money In ha pns-
sensation no furnished n house Mt the corner Of
Jeannato and Mprans s'resa. and II Wna ut
this house hat the two nrfesIsd by Capt.
Il. y, en- aud Ofte"r Baynrd.
These two OH iors stnto that Avrill. nftar
freely that his friends entitled him the Black
Grand nukn," The wrntehed wife. henK
tnken into custody. mnde n Abatement TO tho
III ct thnf she eommittei the robhIy. Tho
thro" nccus"d wsrs nrrnnged b fore Judge MIL
tapberRer md remaudad to tho Pnrlsh Prison
In default OF t35no bonds ench.
Gus heatinR and cooking stoves ut Sullivan d
Bulgar'a. 81 Camp street,
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Superior Criminal Court.

GAsEa CONTINUED.
George Stephenson. alias Wilson. alias VII
luna burglary. Accused sick In tho hospital
ut the Parish Prison.
ON TRIAL. FOURTH TIME
JEFF Dennison aIIns jeff Dennis. murdor. Tho
accused was Indicted Ia tho parish Of Jefferson
on the nineteenth of November ls77, for having
wilfuIly ahot and Killed Louis II. Johnson.
white cabin boy of the steamboat Francis
Belle, on July Is. 1877. Mt WestweRo. Tho ne
cused was tried In Jefferson parish. and q mis-
tria was the result.
A change Of venue was tnken by the lawyers
of the accused. witch brought tho cnlprlt bs-
fore the Superior Criminal Uourtfo TOR trnl. On
the sixteenth Of March; 1873, he was trlei and
convicted Of mansaughter. and March 90
after n motion for a new trial had been refused.
no was sentenced TO fifteen ynara hard labor in
the penitantlary. Tho decision In the case was
reversed by the Supreme Court, now trial fol-
lowed on tho twenty second Of Nj irch. 1879. and
resulted In tho accused being again convicted
Of granddaughter and strongly r, commended to
mercy.
Tho recommendation saved him one year
only MS Jues, Whitaker hsntencsd him to
fourteen years hard labor.
On tho first OF Decembsr. 1879 the Supreme
Court again reversed the decision and the ne
cused came for trial yesterday for the fourth
time,
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HOUSE or REpREsENrArIyEs.
TUESDAY. February

TUESDAY. February H. 1880
The House was called ~ ofdcr Mt "a o'clock
Speaker Ogden In the chair and Il quorum
Prayer was ofrerod by tho Ray Dr. Walker.
Leave OF absence WAS granted Representa-
tive Pritehard.
THE SPEAKER SUSTAINED
Representative Harris moved to reconsider
the vote by which the decision Of tho Spaaker
had been overruled by the House, which d.
sclared the bill e charter The New orienns Lot
constitution unless thirty days notice had been
glven. He was satisfied that 10 had not given
the matter proper consideration when he voted
to overrule the decision. The bill was clearly
special In its G aracter aud tho decision OF tho
Speaker was therefore, correct
Representatives Davidson and Jones' who
also voted 10 overrula the decision OF tho
Speaker. stated that they were salts Il "a Tint IL
doing g hey, We're il errur. and tthvrcforr
Representative fil3N dissented from he view
Ct the question talk II by Representative Harris
He believed the House was right In overrulng
the decision ofthe Chair. Article 10 Of he cnn-
stitution gave the GsueraI Assembly power 10
grant lottery charters, and he insisted that
when a power was specially granted that power
could not be abridged ~ general provistou Of
the constitution.
Representative Schneider moved to lay the
motion to reconsider on the table Lost On "
call of the yeas aud nays-yeas IS nays 81.
The yeas aud nays were then ordered on the
motion to reconsider, and 1t was adopted-yeas
IS, nays ~.
The decision az The Speaker was then sus-
tanned. on a call Of the yeas and nays--yeas 90
nays 26.
On motion Of Representative Eilliu the vote
by which the bill tor the r-li. 81 heirs Of par
sons who's, property may have been conts
Gated by the United States. efc passed IT. see
ond raadirg. WAS reeonsidered and the bill
placed again on second reading, with view tn
amendment
TUE SPECIAL ORDER OF TIE DAY.
being An act e provide for the ganRtng and
inspecting Of illnmr rating oils and flui Y tlt-
rived wholly or IN part from coal or petroleum :;
to establish fees for the same Ii p-ovtt,a fnr
the appointment of gsugers and INSPECTORS 10
regulate and restrict the sale and use III said
oils and fluids o prescribe p naities for Viola
of laws In conflict with this act" was taken IN
and after considerable discussion was recon-
mitted.
AN act to provide for new form Of city GOV
eminent for the city OF New Orleans. as author
lied By article 254 Of tine constitution" came up
be the special order for o'clock. the question
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Yakob Biatz % II. Tnomsnn, q lot With In
pfovemaAtr. bounded BY E9yal, Chtrtres. Mo
z4rt and Bartholomew 35xlla, S75
r. Del Bondo 4 c.. to MCs. 4 Del Bondio
the body q tbs barge or floating elevator
named Joe Rlmgard, 5000
In the Third District, near Esplanade street.
30xl1l, S315.
John G. G. Gray to Kaspar Auch, five lots With
improvements. BOUNDED by Laurel. Z.nor, Ca
diz and Constance. 3egl3Q, $3.50
Lewis Phelps to Thos. Helm. two improved
lots. bounded by Carondelet, Girod. Lafayette
and Baronne. 23x1l0. salts.
Succession Of Abel Adams to Aug. Lahanier.
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AT THE srATE-HOUsE.

Yesterday a number of changes were made
regarding the location Of Offices In the State
House. Owing To the defective ace aostics Of
The Senate chamber 1t Was decided to move into
the room formerly used az an ante room to the
Governors Office This room will be sufficiently
large and accommodating and requires very
little work TO put II In order. The two rooms
behind. which served as an Office for the Gov
trnor. will b. used by the Lieutenant Governor
and the Secretary of the Senate.
The Governor removes to what used to be the
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-19
WASHINGTON ARTILLERY.

I,nat evening here was meeting Of tho Bat
tnlton Washington Artillery for tho purpose Of
making arrangements for the reception OF the
visiting military here on sunday. A pro-
grnrnms VIVA HRrsed MP u. Nv which hs visitors
will be rbcsived with b coming hospitality.
nftsr which the meetng adjourned SO far no
inimhtion has been received If tho vistt Of
any military except the Firat Alabama Regi-
pnSu
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RIFLE NOTES.

The movement tending to the consolidation
OF the Crescent City and NsFs Orleans Rifle
clubs into one grand organization is being ener-
setically followed up, and the probabilities are
that In short time the desired object viii be
accom- piishrd.
Military men standing high In the state mili-
tia watching the negotiations bAtween the
two clubs with some lttla concern, 80 Il Is theft
Intention. II the clubs unite TO urge on he
b ate authorities the propriety and ad1isabili7
Of their taking charge Il F-ogmoor and making
It military rife park.
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CITY ECHOES.

J. f. English. chnrget with being dnnRer-
Olg and suspicious character. was locked mp In
the Gentral station.
Jerome Pascal. for asaaulting Joseph Adams
With u dangerous weapon. WAS run into the
Fourth Station.
Edith snowden aud hls brother George. to-
Rether with Jacksou Mum. were lodged In the
Sixth Station. charged With vaRrancy.