The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-31

body and openly upen Inc streets By numerous
Rn sr tnst corrupt means we're used by the
an ordinance accepting Ito bid for tho right oil
way through certain streets. and IN view ,of the
sf rom MI a1 ass 4 o,as Z ra the
tnat be- himself Ina besn sS
ba hea s.a os be stG% tne
Satan. tho members. Of tho City Council. In
committee OIL the whole, have requested me to
write to you and urge that ths grand tury
should Ely these charges to the bottom, that The
guilty. II there be- any. may DO punished and
TIE innooent DO relieved from any inaputation
On the. part Of the ADM pistrators. I ask a
speedy. full and thorough Investigation OF this
alleged msifeaennce In Office,
/. W. PATToN. Mayer.
| After full Investigation OF persons from tho
Sy me e Ma WV hairoad Company and citl-
OCCUPATIONS DO most likely to have full inform
atinn touchin9thiA aubiect mntter. We sgnally
| failed TO discover that any moneys or ta equiv
| Alent had heen ueed In any mauner shape or
| form 10 influence the result.
aAMn11na.
act No; ~ Of the constitution Of 1879 roads M
the General Aseoby shall enaet ." lava s'f for "h ta
fine laws Of the State nre very explicit on this
ishment Of MI Offenders.
There T. hard!y ga official In this city or State
not ooKnizant OF the fact That gambling IL daily
and nightly carried on They know each and
every house and each and every man devoted
t. thia vice. and the ONLY thing necessary to
suppress the evil u TINT those officers placed In
executive positions shall properly attend TO
thetrdnties.
We call upon the Mayor OF tho city. the police
!hnt tho laws are executed. and that our CITY
10 hereafter freed from this statn.
AUXILIARY sAH1u4Ry ASSOCIATION.
:. The energy and zeal shown by tho Auxiliary
ZION has done mneh Ia The Dust Few months M
md with all the methods adopted for the ia.
tnr9 we hope to see their bighest aims realized.
both Of large and small means. to Join ia with
this association and push the good work for
Whatever means tho city can possibly appro
pirate ought unhesitattngly b. given to CON
tribute toward the fulailment OF the plans laid
down by the authorities to enforce the sanitary
AEoonDEns' COURTS.
We call the attention OF your honor to the re-
markably small number OF cases sent from the
recorders, courts for our consideration during
There must be- some reason for thas. and we
suKgest that the fault Hes more in the oificials
OF tho lower courts than any conspicuous alb
FALSE JvRArs.
During the Investigation OF matters
to Which Ssshx. our attention has been called
Itself and ealoniated to work irreearn.
bic mischief. has grown up In this city |
among oMcera authorized by law to administer |
onths !y which they aff!x jurats to affidayits |
nude by persons who have never appeared be- |
Tore them. and sign and certify to In their on
clal capacities to statements which are abso-
We. therefore. recommend the passage of |
law punishing any person anthoriz d to I'D.
mat an0ther person has personally appeared /
before him and was duly sworn. when In fact |
me pretended ahinnt or deponept had not 80 /
appeared before the person certifying to the
OF the oath.
SOUTHERN BANK.
% this institution We find that the officers Of
ne bank have been very cnlpgble In giving
erroneous statements to the State Treasurer and
ne public az we'll as In their general conduct
D ts affairs. but that owing TO the defect In tho
Rw It has been found Impossible to indict the
of eaid bank. although thoy have
.ichly merlted IL.
SUPERIOR CRIMINAL COURT.
We desire to make special reference to the
'apluity with which your honor administers
he docket OF the court. Though we were only
mpaneled on the twelfth OF January last. nenrs
y 81 o. our findings have been tried or theiI
Asses set Tor u speedy trial. several sentenced,
ND one ~ now undergoing life service in the
State Penitentiary. - 49,
Az. we are now ending our official relations
We desire to express our qualification at the
,22nor and the district attorney have rendered
VI assistance In furtheranee OF our PURPOSES
10Th. - ~
For the other officers OF the Superior Grim
nal Court we have tho kindest remem FRANCES.
md we extend 70 them our warmest thanks.
JAMES q. CLARK. Foreman.
New Orleans. March 80, 1880.