New-York tribune., 1884-11-30
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NEw-ORLEAYs Nov. 29.-The several Exposition
buildings are rapidly filling up with exhibits and
large numbers of carloads are daily arriving
Cars arc run into the Main building and are nm
loaded thero. Mayor Guiotto created sensation
by issuing on Wednesday the following letter to
the heads Of the city department =: d wing to the
utter impossbity of tho city to pay its rolls and
other expenses for the month of December would
be pleased were you to cause the suspension OF pay
of oil your employees for SAID month, as also avoid
the purchase Of all description of material except
ing fpod for the poor and tloss under detention
Treasurer Patton said the koy TO the situation Is
the paying Mp of delinquent taxpayers The other
solution IL tho authority granted the Mayor to bor-
row the necessary money. Tho paying back of
this ,nonsy, however, also depends on the tnt-
paysfs ~ that really tho only means out OF the
prospective embarrassment In Tho collection 6f de1
hnabebi taxes, and The city authorities threaten 10
tnLo tho most effective means seizure aud sale OF
properly. 10 got thu money due,
Tho third annual parade of tho Trades and Labor
Assembly Of New Orleans took place Tuesday,
The display was fully AS brilliant as those OF the
past, aud constituted an imposing demonstration
Of tho numerical power of tho labor organizations
There were about z. 900 men In line nearly equally
divided bet ween white and colored and including
not only laborers but clerks, saIesmen and Others
who work for living. The total membership or
he organizations oOmprehended in the Trades and
Labor Assembly is according TO the best oalcula-
tions. about 1000 Any one of the constituted
bodies may strike IL 1t sees t. but 1t receives tho
support of the entire body only after the COM
plants have been considered by the central orgahi-
zation and approved as sufficient grounds Tor
strike The separate associations pay into the
Al, al hnly aYph mon
may bo necessary to defray current expenses. but
in case of any extraordinary demand general
assessment may be levied.
On tho morning of July 25 Patrick Egan attended
the execution of Kendrick Holland and victor
EIoi, who were hanged in the parish prison for
murder The scene had u great effect on him. On
tho night of tho same day Egan, without cause or
provocatlon shot and killed George X. Blake. On
Wednesday last EgAn was convicted OF murder In
the first degree An appeal was taken to
the Supreme Court, but the chances are
that it will rot avail and that Egan will be
hanged Whilo the jury in the case was being en-
paneIlcd Emil Daniels was put on the stand, and
in reply 60 question from District-Attorney
Adams, said in substance that he believed in capi-
tai punishment but not in the State of Louisiana,
he .ause he had seen political influence and money
used with good effect IN this State in defeating the
ends Of justice. Mr.. Adams thereupon challenged
the Juror for cause. Judge Roman, presiding, con-
sidered the answer of Daniels contempt Of
court. and sentenced him to twenty -four hours I'M
prisonment Daniels smiled and Judge Roman
extended the sentence TO four days
The Cotton Exchange held its annual meeting on
Wednesday evening. The reports showed that
New-Oreans continues to receive the same percent
age of the entire crop. Indeed, this year 1T shows
q little moro than the usual share. getting 23.O2
per cent against 2s.97 per cent the former year,
256 per cent in 1SSl-'s2. and 1852 per cent in
1ssOlSl. The percentage of the crop sent here In
transit compressed ready for shipment shows no
increase over last year. but instead slight decrease
OF the gross receipts this year, 1.709.3sl bales,
.1O3379 were sent to expresses in thscity, while
COG OO2, or 35.5 per cent, came here in transit.
Last year out OF 2,013,5S6 bales, ,29G.22O were
sent 10 he presses $780, OF 356 per cent were
already compressed. The proportion OF tho crop
received and sold here was slightly greater than
list year but les than the previous ones, being