New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-17
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Nrw- ORLEANS. Aug. lG.-The great event III
the business world this week has been tho starting
Of regular daily trains be ween tins city and Ficks-
burg over the Louisville. Ncw-Orleans and 81.
Louis Railroad. man leaving either city IN the
morning can now take supper IN tho other. and the
road brings y number of fine plantations within
n fow miles of the city.
On Monday Dr. Holt. president of the Board OF
Health and COMMITTEES of merchants visited the
Mississippi quarantine station III order TO inquire
into tho feasibility Of loading vessels there with
grain and other produce. provided there were no
infected vessels in quarantine. The committee was
thoroughly satisfied that IL was entirely practica
bic TO load vessels at the station. and plan EN-
bracnR the employment of acclimated gangs of
men 10 do tho work Of loading will probably no
adopted Governor McEncry has modified his
quarantine proclamation. reducing after September
. the time of detention Of vessels from the con
demncd ports from forty days to ten days. This
action meets tn" approval Of tho Ouslness com
munty The ten days limit after tho l5th "f
September is amply sufficient 10 protect the city
from tho Introduction of infectious diseases The
removal Of the forty days quarantine will Afford an
opportunity for the revival of commerce. with the
countries south of the United states.
The mortuary record published on Tuesday
shows that last week there was but n total ~
nnety-six deaths in this city. This IA the lowest
record for any week since the last week in October.
1881 when the number OF deaths for the seven
days. was ninety five.
There has been quitea sensation in Carrollton,
the seventh suburban district of tins city. Some
months ago man named nmmcta died and left
one child which wns adopted hy % ne ghbor named
Murcrr n was asserted that the people ill-used
the child and that ON several occasions the spirit
uf the father has appeared IN the house aud neish-
huihund and mnntfestrd nugrr because ~ the
cruelty tu the httlc one. Hrrit excitement whs
created anunp ianurt ant and suprt-tituu- people ~
the vicinity. ANA dtt and night numbers watched
the haunted house 80 te hope ui getting siBht ul
the guust Finally they uuk 10 stuinunn the
huildiu \ ururi nau WA rmrrvrL tV tho
iAnilv tn guard The rtpni-ps aud un lnpaIht IA"
and several 81 the rtuwd at w. shuutnn ~ each
uthrt, the rulutei mrh u7ins shu lun and the
n,pn ~ the wuh u'ns tpvoiIciA he puthpilos
have ~ last mtoffotri aud tho hunae "a nov
rnaid,d ht policemen
The friends ol thaGlra luhnsnn tho aim burner
nov aetViug tu,m VA tho prniiupthrY ain again
WgihH thu huVrfnof 20 pardon hnn, n 1 u,larrd
that J"hnann wac convicted "h priIhfrd testimony
obtained through Intimidation and bribery of
Wtlu, ssrs. lo that az 70 may, ~ - crita u that
since the conviction at Johnson aud hia asnuciatr,
ship urea AZ tina port hay C.asd aud the hiIbor
boat Protection. huit hl tho i'ndeiwIcis al great
cost to eAtnguish hIes On shIpbuarl. ha, hnrn sold
because there was no further employment Tor her
Sergeant VI. Herman, in charge o. the signal sta
ton at this port, has Just returned from an eX-
tended tour through the state, tstabl shiug STA
tons for the LOUIS State " Gather >erytce
THIS duty Sergeant Herman completed on June 3.
Since then he has travelled all Lon .siana m
structing observers an supplying apparatus. The
service Of these observers ~ altogether voluntary
and gratuItous and all the expense, for instruments
and Outht have been borne 10y the combined ex-
changes OF this city.