New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-27
NEI OIL Fans.
THE RESULT OF TIE ELECTION-A POLL
TICIANS TRICK-GENERAI.. TAYLORS
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TICIANS TRICK-GENERN-. TAYLOR'S
DAUGHTER.
lBT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBCNEt
Nrw-ORGEANs, April 90 The political pot has
ceased 10 boil 1t dubbed over on Tuesday, when
the election took place. and then slmmered down.
On the day following the election, when it was
known for a certainty that tho Democratic State
and regular Democratic city tickets were elected,
public interest In the matter ceased. Tho
Carondelet Street brokers. however are
not included IN the public who lost interest.
They have besiegcd the newspaper offices and
flooded the telegraph offices with dispatches to the
country parishes On Wednesday they were certain
that the debt amendment had passed. On Thursday
they were hopeful but not confident. On Friday
they were doubtful and Respondent, and to-day
thoy were again confident and jubilaut, for the
turns received late on Friday night and early Sat
urday morning show that the amendment was car
ried by a small majority.
When the papers began compiling the returns
Of tho election in this city cute trick
was discovered. II. c. Davey, desired the
nomination for city Office aud at the
same time wanted to DO State Senator. lie con-
trollcd the delegations to the convention and there
was no question Of his ability to secure the nOmi-
nations but he doubted whether the workers and
the public would stand his being named for two
Offices Ho had his brother nominated for State
Senator. There was only the difference of an
initial between their names, and when the tickets
were printed the initial of the boss, "by mistake.
went them. They were voted as printed and
the boss was elected to both places He has already
filled both places before at the same time, salts
faciorily and the public is inclined to laugh at the
affair rather than to growl at it,
The police are investigating the death of Mrs
Caroline Sherer, a woman siXty-eIght years Of age
who was found dead in the public streets IN Inc
rear of tho city on sunday morning. The old lady
was a midwife. and at an early hour left house
where she had been visiting professionally. and
hour afterwaTd wasfound dead near thishouso with
a bullet in her brain The police have been unable
to find any one who heard shot and have no clew
whatever to the murderer Of the old woman. The
place where she was found is IN the outskirts Of the
city and hunters frequently empty their weapons I'll
the ueighbOrhOod. There was a theory that she
WAS killed accidentally, but the fact that her
pocIet-bOok was missing does away with IT.
The United States is at war with the Telephone
Company in tins city. The company placed pole
on the Custom House sidewalk. Tho Supcrintcnd-
ent Of Construction of the custom HOUSE nOllhod
the Department at Washington, ana Tue depart
mcnt directed hun to have tho pole removed. As
the company refused TO take II away, the SupcTn-
tendent of Construction had II cut GOWN INC
telephone company rallied us FORCES ana Ieplace',
il. aud then went TO the state courts and obtained
an injunction restraining the superintendent from
touching the pole The matter Is still in the courts
and the pole is still oil the Custom House ban-
quette.
After useful and evcutful life of seventy
eight years, tho Nestor of the New-Orleans
press, j. &. Dnnics. quietly passed away on We'd
nesday last. Mr.. Dinnics was born ia Eow-YOrk in
1906. and after II short commercial career in st.
Louis, removed to New Orleans. Mr.. Dinnios at
different times conducted tho CONNIE rcal depart
ment Of the old Commercial Bulletin, Poayine and
Times. For ton years prior TO his retirement in
1882 no edited The Price Current The veteran
Journalist had closed his active business life sew
eral years ago. His retirement made memoir
able by most fatsring testimonial from the Now