New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-02

fortunately, Mr.. Sherburne's argument in
stead of having the effect intended told
against his own party. Afterward the
speaker aired his biblical knowledge;
ne made lame quotation or two about
leading the blind etc. "These words, my
fellow citizens, concluded the orator in a
transport of enthusiasm, ''are to be found
among the speeches of one of
the greatest orators the world ever
saw, Jesus Christ Go ye and do
hkewise-at the coming election deposit
your votes for Seymour and Blair.'
When orator Sherburne had done, an
aged colored man, known as ''old Isaac
was paraded on the platform by his "best
friends" This poor ignorant old fellow is
specimen of what the best friends of the
colored man have done for him in slavery
times. He was prompted in what he said
by one of the recent speakers, who stood be-
hind him whispering in his ear. Afterward
the President introduced William Sherburne
"a colored boy" 1t is worthy of remark
that even now the rebel wire-pullers, al
though attempting to use the colored vo-
tiers, are still unwilling to acknowledge
them as men; for this "boy Sherburne was
certainly not less than thirty-fve years old.
Sherburne was followed by Rily Allen.
Both speakers uttered merely few SEN
fences which they appeared to have get b.
heart.
The last speaker was Mr.. Lewis. He in
formed his audience, now getting thin, that
it was raining, SO the meeting broke up.
Among the entire gathering were about
thirty colored people, who looked on with
little sign of edifcstion. Tie great object
of the manifestation, the gathering of col
ored voters into the Democratic ranks, was
failure.
ExAMINATIoN OF F. A. MORRIS, ACCUSED
OF MURDER Yesterday morning Francis
A. Morris, the young barkeeper of the Or
leans House, accused of shooting and kill.
ing Raymond Lang on the twenty fifth
ultimo, at the corner of St. Charles and
Common streets, was arraigned before
Judge Becker, and six witnesses examined,
neither of them adding anything more than
we have already published in the case.
WhGA uC uCdIu pl5JOl-
shot, ran into the barroom and saw Lang
lying on the floor, face down. He inquired
"Who did it Z" when the man behind the
bsr-Morris- 81 did it, and will 90
with you.'
H. W. Dixon, at the time, was in a
pantry in the rear of the barroom when he
heard the explosion; ran in and saw a man
falling; saw the pistol in the hand of ac-
cused; he (Morris) was the only person in
the room except the wounded man; saw
accused furnish deceased drink; the pistol
had been left in the bar BY some one day
or two previous.
The other testimony taken down contained
no further developments. Judge Becker
reserved his decision until tomorrow.
Our RHYME MAoHINE.--Don McParis Wis,
tied the Halfway House last week and
breakfasted on alligator gar, crawfish sauce
and eating too much stopped over the
following illusions:
Tell me, ye knowing and discerning few,
Where | may find a friend both firm and
true,
Who dares to stand by me when in deep dis.
tress,
And then his love and friendship most ex.
press?
We can not at this present writing name
the precise locality where our poet can find
his wish, but will hint that perhaps the
friend is near where needle is in hay
stack.
From friendship it was easy to slide down
int he 1ay Of 81, I,