American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-01-26

Tho decision of the Supreme court III
- +ho Iruitpd States in relation I" :"
thc test oath places our lega! lr'I na
nifty once again rectnS N cH''o' Nv h
hrrt Mari, who argued the uhcoi .,>ll 81
tntinnolity ofthe test cath, prescribe" q
NV Congress, before the supreme /
Gourt o2 Tuesday last presented 10 a
1ndoe Durcli, presiding III the req Il
oroI District Court here, telegram -
racaivrd from the clerk OF the Su- :. :,
nromr Court. certifying, in substance =
That the court had pronounce 'le :
or+ unconstitutional. Mr.. Marr' Oh +,
submitting the dispatch, asked 10 oe I
admitted 70 practice i'll the circuit
and district courts on taking tnt
nnth re0uired before the war, an"
Irdan DnrclI granted his Application
/ The federal courts are, therefore, Ho"
onen and when in the court. on
/ Thursday last noticed that quite 1t
number Of lawyers are sworn FL ~ '",r
readmittcd to practice Inns new
nhaze in legal affairs, VIII give 1t
wonderful impetus to business, an"
I may here say in defiance OF l't
popular prejudice on the HEcI o.
law and LAWYERS, that full docket
;s thr very best evidence of the pros
,o,itv of 4 community. y portion
of thr EIGHT hundred lawyers III New
Orleans will now be abe 10 earn
living. ,,.,,.ao.oa IN.
f,n+ry"-as the artillery have he'n
Dubbed since long ago-had IA grAla
Iisn,ay last week for the amusement .
Of !, Cavalry Sheridan" They bore
= striking resemblance to the re"
hraLed cranes that one sees IN thr
nonds of Florida, which are called
l, Trainings. But still their appear.
ancc was quite imposing, tor 2I''I
; all. rrd is the most martial OF coI"'H,
{ Tho braycst armies of ancient an"
/, nodrrp tiueS-the Spartan ana tile
!, Rritish-adopted this color. 1t mas
II haen said that the notes OF a huge
u resemble scarlet, and that tlleit i
y something more than sound IN tl'iH'
: Inst put on red jacket ana pants,
II and 90 into field among il heru ~ ,,l
7 covs-aS | did once--ahd Eo" wa
ret out Of that field Ill hurry "'
Jenny Gould did at DUN la"lon'
whan fine Indians were after INN Win
a sharp knife, in the bcliHm times "1
t. ,Iumpcr and old Micanopy.
| went a few evenings since 10 tilt
ST. Charles theatre, and WltneNS""
+br performance of Lucille Western
re ,s Lady Isabel in the dramatic diH-
Y, ma. called East Lynne, on the Elol e.
s. mrnt. had heard her spoken OF III
10 hioh terms, and was very much
le pIraSpd TO find that i'll her case the
1T nraiSe was no unmeanlnS eulog\'
Z. She has gydcc, and as that word IN
80 cludes everything apprrtalhlhG To
d acting, NoI will perceive that l rS-
IL tccm her highly as an artist. !
ne was clad to notice the FAVOR WIN
n, which she is received III TINS, hcr Hi
tive place, for although all the places
.c. of public amusement were OPEN ana
90 there were several fancy dress ANA
&c. masquerade balls not to mention
the magnificent rc-uRioa OF the Meta
RE Association Of the Opera House
ON Bourbon StrcCt-yet the theatre
was full to OVERLOOKING. The play l.
defective. as there is only one cuat
'al actcr in the piece, most OF the did
act mats persona, being mere N'l'kN-
ich and these are his dcdth brit ScehcS-
.bo Int the truthful acting OF the Lady
49, Isabel made amends for these dc
~ fects, and impressed the audience
lie very fayorably with her merits.
css There was quite "A pleasant gather
re- in~ at the Commercial News liooli
to on Thursday night. This institution
:, is located at the corner OF Common
III and Carondclct streets, and Is undr
III the superintendent of MI EaWli
to F. Overall, who has established TN
ba. reading room for the benefit q
+o the community, and a point Wiier
-, the latest intelligence, by tele@rap
vi and mail. can be obtained by u'Scl
IKE beers and introduced strangers. Id
re exercises were opened with pra\'
de. hy the Rev. Dr. Palmer. Mr.. OvelH
..a followed with an address. III Wlllc
-, he dcIineatcd the objects of ms el
the terprise. Addresses were dcilverr
by by ID. X. Whitaker. of the Times, ID
ion ChaS. Guzarre, the historian ct Lou
nm isiana, by Mr.. Field of Texas al
, : by Dr. Palmer. After the intelle
" tnaI feast was over there followed a
au- other repast in the shape of come
the tiblcs and creature comforts. and u
.itu- guests were invited to partake ot q
vers solids aud fluids dd GbitUm.
- | have recently spent some We
CON delightful evenings with a portion
the the rebel women" who made y,
,wer Orleans the hot bed of PATRIOTS
the during the war. You would I've
mo tonished to learn the nature of
privations to which these ladies' We
iii subjected turing the Yankee oc'
tive nation. Ome of these ladies told
Il by that as General Thomas had b'
.I,or tbp bosom friend of her husband,
NJ %ave her home and treated her "
ulhS every attention. But Banks ca
time and then she suffered. The cond
reor- of !. negro woman who had been
fa- mitted TO remain on the preml'
,ollx rompelle,I her to seek Gen Ban
- and ask some redress, particul'
area ns much of her clothing had D
ms. stolen. and this black cat had tn
rites, toned to have her turned out and
neral premises converted into a board
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