New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-14
NEW-ORLElN rs.
TIE WORLDS EXPOSITION - DEATH o.
HOWELL.
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NEw-OErEANs. Sept 13-Ihc theatrical sea-
son begins Tomorrow. sunday, night by the open
ing of the Academy of Music.
A singular accident happened at Milncburg, the
old Lake End, on Monday. j. G. Fortune was
standing on the wharf and his straw hat blew of
aud fell in the water Forgetting that he could
not swim he inpulsvely jumped IN after it and was
drowned.
The political news Of special interest this week
b., been the nomination of Carleton Hunt for Com
grcss from the lst District by the Reformed Demo-
Gratis. The bosses" in the city wards in the
district which have majority of the delegates In
the convention had decided not TO rcnominatc Hunt
although hc had been Endorsed and his nomination
urged by the convention of rice aud sugar planters
and this element OF the party in the parishes, to-
Pcthcr with an cmincnty respectable delegation
from the city have put Mr.. Hunt in the field. The
regular Democratic nominee will be Adolph Meyer,
one of the wcathicst cotton factors IN the city. or
Thomas = WillSn.on, sugar planter
The Louisiana Field Artillery has decided TO
Withdraw from the State militia The regiment is
one of the crack commands IN the state service and
the withdrawal will seriously cripple fine National
Guard
ON Monday lI1Ilur ! mayor, "A young sltl'lA man
assaulted Bernard ONcil. a mcmhcrol the stan of
The Nasrot q local illustrated paper ONcil fired
hIsrcyolycr. but without affect The affair took
place ON Canal-st. which was crowded at the time
and lady overcome hy fright tainted. II was
supposed she had been killed. and am excited crowd
of two on three hundred PERSONS followed ONcil to
fine police station with the intention of lynchug
hmm " iscr cuuu ella and the announcement that
tho woman had only tainted quIct,d the mob and
the, Withdrew The incident but illustrates the
sinto nf puhlir feeling regarding the hoolun"
element nl the city which has long been sout,r of
ANNOYANCE aud danger to tine community II VAa
tttunnto that - Nril WA not u hoodlun' but
only rash iouni uln, lot II i7 rloWhlr II bo had
hc.n one of Tho c,tl r,ata nolbine Vould hn'o tc-
strained thr ttuWd' h' N""1llnH h!' ~ dNh7
s,t of hriug dealt With uni ut,otdiuH 4" law
Tho rolorcd pcoplo Of thr city uc mluilc,tug
fla, pIratat mt,t,al n the WORLDS Expeditions
lhrir lcadrtH arc rArtlur lhemTNr7 lo Keep INA
interest alive aud property dtrrt n and hr unulta
promise to ho great, Associations have boon ioimrd
and are forming 10 prepare okhlhut and united
work. i- going ON everywhere. lh' 'nloud people
held "a large meeting lhr other might and Director
General Burke a dressed thc,n Ga Tuesday after
noon there was another meeting Nhch was adj
dressed hy thc Hon. H. H. Bruce. ut Washington.
I'uitcd state, Commissioner The exhibition at the
colorcd people of iht ctN and Stat" VIII h' one at
the most interesting aud instructive drp1ys at
the Expedition.
Edward Howell. who was killed Wednesday
MINT at Hot springs was we'll known IA thus city.
4 f,n wear, aan when conductor of Pullman
ear h. hld trouble with Mr. Wmhctly, % passenger
Weapons were drawn. but the trouble va, not set
fled until the tram rclchpd New Orleans. Arriving
here Howell hunted mp hi, brother " Sell
Howell then passenger agent OF the New
Orleans. jackson and Great Non thcrn taroad and
thcy went 100 search of Nimbcrly and finding hun az
night ou Coiuuon-,t. ight took place ln which
Sell Or Howell WAS killed and WWhrIY MAS
wounded This row took place ON Mlrd GraS day
and the street was crowded. The ahny made
quito a sensation nj the timo.