New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-08
Ne w. ORLEANS.
SANITARY, INDUSTRIAL, PERSONAL AND
POLITICAL TOPICS.


iBr TELEGRAPH 10 THE TRIBuNE.I
NEw-ORLEASs, June 7.-On Monday representa-
tvcs from the state Boards of Health OF Florida,
Alabama Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana. repre-
scntatves o. the Uuitcd States Government, OF tho
New Orleans Auxiliary Sanitary Association, and OF
tho various commercial bodies, met in a general
conference called by the Louisiana state Board OF
Health for the purpose of bringing these 0rganHa-
tons into harmony and if possible to devise m
provements in the system of quarantine III use
along the Gulf Coast. The conference renamed IN
session three days. The proceedings were harmon
ous and the result reached was an agreement that
there should he entire harmony and cooperation
between the health authorities of the several States
All efforts to get the conference to take sides in tho
controversy between the advocates of National
Board of Health and the Marine Hospital Service
failed
The funeral of Miss Pennie Chafe, whose death
by drowning in Red River near Natchtoches was
recorded in TIE TRIBUNE Of last Sunday, took
place ON Wednesday morning. On the same day
were buried William Dubus and Edward Lovon,
both Of this city, who were drowned at Chef Men
teur on Sunday. They formed portion of a fishing
party. which also included William Cook, which
left this city on Sunday morning for Chef Mentenr,
a point on Lake PonchartTain. The boat in which
they were was overturned. Cook was also
drowned He was buried on Thursday. They were
all wcll-known and popuar men.
On Thursday also took place the funeral OF A.
Carrere, age eghty-twO years, the head OF perhaps
The oldest commercial firm in the city. He fell from
tho steamer knickerbocker Oh Wednesday while
the ship was on her way down the river and was
drowned The mortality record from drowning was
further swelled during the week by death from that
cause of Policeman Wngfield and boy.
The reception rendered Major f. A. Burke as Dl-
rector-Gencr ! of the Worlds Exposition on Mon
day evening was an ovation by tho best people of
the city, The audience included very many ladies'
The bull ling for the United States and collected
state exhibits atthc Exposition has been designed by
Chief Architect c. II. Iorg rsOn, who designed the
main building. The structure Will he about one
half the size Ot the main ediice and will resemble
it in style with perhaps richer effects tacl state
and Territory. bcsGes the space Tor exhibits, VIII
have "A reception room IN thu form of pavilion at
tlchcd 20 AMI made part of the building.
There is much disappointment over the failure of
the work at Davis Crcvassc, above tins city on the
opposite shore OF the river. The water from this
break not only interrupts communication between
Ncw-OrlcauS and Texas by the Morgan Railroad,
hut also foods One.hai OF the Fifth District of tins
city, suburb on the right bank of the Mississippi.
over 100000 has been expended IN the last TWO
weeks in Efforts to close the break, but the work
WIS abandoned on Wednesday and Will not be re-
sumed until low water III tht river.
The proceedings of the Chicago Convention Gre
atcd no excitement whatever in this city, and it was
not until Friday, during the bIlOtlng, that any
great interest IN the result was manifested The
fact that no public interest was manifested IS how
ever. no indication that none was felt but II Is
sign OF the times in this city and an evidence
of "A new state Of things A few years ago the
teyplc of New Orleans went wild over every great
public event, and political convention kept them
in a fever of excitement until II was ended.
constantly increasing business now commands
their attention. and the Worlds Exposition and the
work of advancing the city commercially aud other
wise occupy their thoughts to the exclusion of mat
tiers of less personal interest.
The nomination of Blaine gives general satisfaction
to the Rcpub leans hero and the ticket IL by them
regarded rs a strong one. The democrats are not
well satisfied because, rs one OF them standing IN
front of Il bulletin board announcing the uOmlna-
ton remarked: "lie is man Oh the people and Il
very hard man to beat"