American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-04-17
LETTER FROM NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, April II, go.


\ friend loaned him the money and
he got in The Fair was not so
great an affair liz the Judgment OF
Il good many, as had been exhibited
on fotmcr occasions. There was quite
y display of women and children. ]
The presence Of SO many ladies troms
the country, adds very much to the
beauty of the occasion, for | must
confess that, as u general thing, city
ladies are not handsome. | asked Il |
friend some time since how this was
to be accounted for? Can You tell =?
He said, city ladies dissipated great
deal, and this soon impaired their
charms. Pardon this depression, for
although an old man, | cannot with
hold admiration for the ladies'. Ger
tainly any one would be charmed
more by their smiles and curls and
pretty trappings, than with hogs,
cows, horses, sheep and chickens,
whether Borahma PootFas' or Ban
tams'.
Inthe mechanical department there
WAS quite Il variety on exhibition.
/ The fine arts | thought was well re
presented. An exquisite could see
much 70 cXpatiate upon. | am On
the list of old fogies,' belong to Il
former generation and cannot appre
ciate the tastes of these latter days.
| may be rather 'prudfsh,' as they
say young ladies are sometimes, but
still | think there are specimens of
painting ard statuary that are not
consistent with good morals, tf!0ugh
highly pleasing to modern taste.
My old friead, q don't mean to
call him an old MANI, Capt. Busta-
mente, was on hand with variety
of farming implements. The cap
tain displays as much skill and en-
ergy in his present trade as he used
to, in the commissary department of
the 'so-called Confederate army
He was a good commiSsary, | had
opportunity to prove him there, ami
| am sure he will prove a so|'.. agent
for the several manufacturing COM
panics he represents. lie halls from
Mississippi, and has his sign out :
SO that everybody may know where
he is from.
The inventive genius Of the age
seems active in providing labor-sav
ing machines for the women. Sew
ing machines, washing machines
chllrns, &c, were competing for the
blue ribbon. | was not on any col
) mittec of awards, but if | had been
: | should certainly have given til,
premium to Raoul, Sons & Wadley
for the best washing machine, ant
my old friend Carson, of Br0okfraven
for the best churn. The former arr
manufacturing at the Southern Ca
= Works. Independence, La, wash
| ing machine that think beats then
all, and as for the Carson churn ther,
is TO doubt that it makes the butte
g come quicker than any churn nov
D being used. If your people up il
: Madison will just get one of Car
= sons churns, they can kill a CHECKER
and churn when the preacher comes
Q in much less time than in the ole
: fashioned way.
| - saw but little in the way of in
e stock-thrcc or four mich cows,
h few hogs and sheep; no horses cX
cept three pairs driven in harness.
T. There was race, and though III,
, Jacket is rather strait in c0mpa
ny with a good Baptist brother,
went to see it. Indeed | could hard
y ly keep from seeing it without shut
:, ting my eyes. The track enclose
= the grounds and every body had
:. free sight after dcpositing four bit
at the gate, provided you deny YOU
self peep at the three horned
Texas bull, which was abont the OF
S ~ side show of the occasion. TIL
G door-keeper was eloquent in discour>
:, ing upon the wonderful freak of III
l, ture.' The people however SCENE
It to he satisfied with view of the al
1, imal as painted upon the canvas
/, outside. The Snowman seemed
l., little rilcd' at this, and made som
!; modest illusions to the fact.
l. Yesterday the Catholics had quit
)f a demonstration in honor of his Inc
1t illness the Pope, a procession {
n the faithful, including men, wome
rs and children, with music and ban
$ ners, paraded the principal street!
il from Canal to Esplenade, from thre
1t o'clock p. NJ. till nightfall.
a To-day the 'cOlored citizens p;
C raded about town in honor of til
N day when Abraham proclaimed thel
II free. Some were on horseback, som
d. in carriages, many, very many o
Ic foot. They all seemed to enjoy I'll
day 'mrchly,' as I'VE local. woul
I'll say.
E. | met with an old foscilated spec
re men Of democracy to-day who ha
Of just returned from a pilgrimage
Washington City. So much accIl
lc toned to go UP to Jerusalem on ii
e feast day in former years, he coul
% not refrain even to go up to the il
n, auguration Of II radical Presidcn
He is an old hand at pulling IL
he wires, and compliments the radical
ne with being experts. The cards Al
IL all played with reference to retentio
s. of power, and every applicant for G
re fee has to present clean sheet.
~ was very difficult to determine upc
N the best plan to pPrpctuate author
ty and power, but at last it was co
cluded to give the white folks an
q. ther chance. Gibbs, Egglcston
Co, from Mississippi, did not seem
have much weight with the Pres
It dent and Congress.
Z Business here, is falling off, The
~ say, and will fall more rapidly wht
u the races and the Fair both hay