The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-04-11

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concerned, and dressed In spangles which
glittered like diamonds in tho rays Of the
setting sun. The crowd which gathered
on Canal street about last evening was
immense. Whilst the spangled fellow was
dangling by one heel in mid air he had
four men going about amongst the multi
tude collecting whatever any one was will
ling to give-each had large box, and I
hear the four boxes were choke full Of
green backs. The negroes were amazed at
the boldness Of the feats, and Iveryily be-
lieve that if Butler or even Lincoln or
Grant had been on Canal street yesterday
the colored population would have passed
them unnoticed. The thing is all to be
done over this afternoon, and will probably
be repeated daily until the rope walker
breaks his neck or the sight seers have
given away all their spare change.
went, last night, to see the performance
Of girl named Lotta, at the st. Charles
She is an anomaly which can hardly be
appreciated or comprehendedon first sight.
Hardly l6, light and indescribably active
and sprightly, Inever saw such physical
energy in SO frail and beautiful a form
The house was densely crowded, and Lolita
was called out again and again to repeat a
dance OF, song. Her voice is not sweet
one, but there is an energy and grace in
her articulation and gestures which might
readily pass for genius. She has COM
pany of fourteen or fifteen very pretty
girls, dressed in the Zouave costume with
this exception that instead Of the wide
trousers Of that corps, they have no trousers
at all, and exceedingly short skirts,) and
in less than week has drilled them to
perfection. The manner in which they
handled their minnie muskets, the celebrity
and precision with which they vancouver,
is astonishing and enchanting. It is
strange to see fairy like young creature
giving the word Of command and putting
herself at the head of her beautiful soldiers
with the air and spirit Of indomitable
pluck and resolution. 81.
The Freedmen's Bureau has given up the
medical college and other buildings which
they had usurped on the old State House
square, and those buildings are to be occu.
pied by the officers of the State govern.
ment-the Governor amongst them.
The people here seem to breathe more
freely since President johnson has shewn
the nature Of his policy, and are going into
business improvements with zest and
confidence which have not been felt since
the era Of secession.
The True Delta has ceased its publica
ton temporarily, but I have no doubt il
4 will soon be resumed under different Ed
tors and Proprietors The type and Jot
Office Of this paper are really excellent
and there was no good reason why il
should not have succeeded under it's lat,
worthy Editors, except that its name wal
too heavy for it. It was the organ Of hi
Excellency Michael Hahn and his Honor
Hugh Kennedy during the military reign
Of Butler and Banks. Indeed the two frs
of those mighty men, or rather all four o
them, used to ventilate their cacoethes scri
bendi through its columns. If the Tru'
Delta had the capital Of the London Times
it would have sunk under the weight
the smell Of the roses would cling to i
still.
sMELFUNGUs.