New-York tribune., 1884-11-02
NEW 4 VS..
FAST FREIGHTS-M S-MUNlCIPAI-THE EXPOSI-
TION-BOOTBLACKS.
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NEW-ORLEANs Nov. LIN railroad circles this
week the topic Of conversation has been the fast
shipment of a ear load of grapes from California
The shipment arrived on Sunday last coming over
the Texas Pacific Railroad in five days from San
Francisco.
To-day All Saints Day, was observed ~ usual by
"A general decoration Of the graves of the dead and
services in the Roman Catholic churches,
number Of the Canal-st dry-goods men have
introduced coppcrs in making change They claim
that the move has brought increased custom and
they hopo by continuing to use them 10 get cents
into general circulation. Tho smallest coin now
in general use here is the 5-ccnt nickel
Tho CITY Council Committee has beon raising
more assessments this week. Some OF those persons
whose assessments hayu been increased have taken
the matter to the courts Agitation of the matter
has induced some one to nvrSi gate the tax roll for
the purpose Of nscerlaiuing how many members OF
the city Council were on them. lie found that oi
the thirty Counclmcn. sixtrcn paid no taNcs. aud
that the aggregate Assessment of the other fourteen
who nrc OF the rolls is Y7i.ii0.
II looks now ~ II New Orleans was 90 have no
French opo,a this season. Mr.. Charles Richard
who leased tho opcrn house and was to bring over
Il company from France. has given official noticc
that lac is 80 900 short of the $22 900 necessary 10
move his company, and he cannot go on unesS the
difference IN maize up. lilo has not succeeded in IN
spring confidence in the subscribers and they hayo
not yet responded.
Mr.. Kellogg, the Republican nominee, has thrown
bombshell into the camp OF +. }. Gay. the Demo
cratic candidate in the lid Congressional District
Of Louisiana. by circulating copy of contract
made some years ago by Gay with "A Chinese firm
fIr the importation of Chinese laborers into this
stale
The Ticawne, on Thursday morning. speaking of
the case brought by Supervisor Norton against
State Register Brewster. says " The rule taken III
the United Statos Court to erase from the rcgisra-
ton lists the names OF all parties that could he
found after careful canvass las o course raised
storm of protest from certain quarters 1t is we'll
known fact. however. that no effort has been made,
.or several years To purge the lists of fraudulent
and duplicate registrations. Those who have long
since passed INTO the other world yet represented
as voters on the books. Persons who have moved
from one ward to another appear registered two or
three times. Those who have loft the State still
stand as sufmgans. Each of these registrations
opens the door to fraud on election day Their
certificates or duplicates can bo voted IL is there
fore emncnly proper that these errors shall bo cor
rectcd.'
The Bootblack's Union was organized several
m0nhs ago for the purpose of offering opposition 10
Il bOotblack company which had been oigauIzed in
the North with IA view to monOpoliZe the business
here. The company came supplied with fine large
chairs and hired boys. who received fifty per cert
had about thrty-ive chairs out. which were
collected every night from the boys ami loaded
in wagon. The memb bers of the jootblacks' Union
had secured the most desirable places in tho pruci.
pal streets and were not disposed to renguish their
advantage, although tempting ohcrs of ccgan; ann
chars, hall the receipts and other Inducements =
were held out to them The result was that the
new company succumbed and the elegant chairs, il
Is said. now for safe.