New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-11-03

N, nhject of spoons may be of interest
n, nit4 readers. The New York Herald,
,u' line ngo, sent ia reporter to get General
=. views on public questions, but by
= ccIdent the important topic of spoons
~ 'yeflooked. We now have, however,
II conversation with the General by
" reporter. in which this great subject
A0A discussed in the following language:
'n' " have you not answered these seri-
DuSrkea?r asked the reporter.
viii sffse, answered Butler, :" If should
., b nnuff out one of them, as it would
to do, and then not answer the next
Ehny enemies should bring up, they
1 vimmediately say that ne would reply
n. be Gould, and so construe my silence
1hxlction; and life would be too short
; aver al that rebel malignity could sug,
. q tn any person chooses to believe that
hmanding General of a department
efehl spoons, when, by a simple order,
JESld control millions of money, he will
i've because his own mind is 80 con.
md that he knows he would have stolen
II he had the opportunity"
y the by, General l interrupted,
l. you care to tell how that charge
Spoj1ns WAS first started ?n
WrtEfuly," he said. "The history of
inrge Is a curious one. NATTER the fall
- Anond, when the semi-rebel Legisla
ea In session, it was reported that /
SHE sent down there to take command
l1. u Ord. One Flint think that was
M No who was member of the Legis-
~, , Introduced q resolution, advising
~ rqles in view of my coming, to lock
lnt ~ spoons. The resolution, of
Goa % sas Immediately rejected, but it was
, H q, aud the cry taken up by the rebel
Aktpefs, aud has now become the staple
TaOeratic wit against me. Flint, how
Ilzails author, who was then a navy agent
'sat0lk, was soon after found defaulter
to q largo amount, and
hadfay TO England. He illustrated the
- have stated-he knew he would steal
T. as he did the Government money.
Con-, most men Judge others by them
as IL is their only standard for jadg-
Eli
10. World says that Horatio Seymour is
Oihet nolitical thinker The Bridgeport
ii nd says it probably means 'inker.'
=, y N opinion is that "Ainker" would be
'rd rect Photography.
( u asgtam in New York paper informs
R Felix McCloskey has been heard
re- ne writes to Washington from New
~ shnt the game is up" which is just
Alrophesied when Seymour, Belmont,
sIHrldan beat him for Sergeant-at'
oT1nf Che New York Convention. He
bat he has been holding back, but
ms can no longer remain in the reserve,
Eat henceforth until election day he
ZION the skirmish line and see to it
"a be much talked-of Democratic re-
> vote early and often. The main
onI Or hls letter is, however, that they
on nancy down where he is holding forth.
u ~ that General Steedman and Perry
mi haFe not "come down. as literally as
ictsibeoted.
sssqys BE Washington special
s. tasso things be?
- OoeI AoNAh5 NObSu lOA HlIs OEdutg
sra pQlitics for the nonce, and peruses
L. eleus contents for other items. Here
On hleh may interest those who wish
W. What the favorite of exQueen lisa,
Iuiof Spain, is like:
sic 2 ! had the advantage of seeing Senior
ihl n he reminded me of the caricatures
Of Jof Louis Philippe il 1S4S. His face
,ss exact outline OF q pear, of which the
i, T<eg4an Is the forehead. He ia all
rs md extremely unprepossessing as his
! u Ire very close together, and In or
M - make them appear larger he
n perpetual pair of spring eye
Wit His whiskers and mustache are
M esreaked with gray, and his neck is
!, hl9 hands white to excess, his legs
M ln feet small, but he is altogether
-, The only very forbidding part
foyl favorite is set of long white
y eng lhey look carnivorous. He wore
nv salt, speckled with white; his vest
Nes heavy, and frSm il hung a
" I1t1i with lsabella's portrait inside
lz9bly. In his hand he held soft
&sth hat. AS to the ring he is fond
th' ne which contrasts with his olive
= to4e painfully. He is rather tolerable
Y 2e4aed, as his legs are shorter than
g his body, but intolerable In
,uu q beauty, when he is standing up
81 fQF his speaking organ is a high
RE, lesc4 seems to take rise IN his head.
a. ceen1 being q low bass the effect as a
= i1e.e5Ne can be fancied, especially on
Il e9ncFns. Well as education has
~ mem they are not badly off in q
~ point Of view. It has come out
al1ets4u Latte, which was supposed to
al een bought by M. de Rothscbild. for
.,, Is st the price Of 4, 500, 600 francs, was
Sl aaeo IN his name for NJ. Marfori. so
hhe ITO and their clergy will never be
'nint Of . glass of wine to keen M old
tA,nirs. ~ O'~
bel