The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-10
four wheeler, only pays half the tax of

four wheeler, only pays half the tax of
the latter.
The press of New Orleans is in a sad
state Of decadance, and the want Of a
good, live newspaper is keenly felt.
AS 10 number there is qtantun suf.,
but not one of them aspires TO the
dignity Of a first-class journal In the
palmy days of New Orleans, before
wars rude blast put the times so sadly
out of joint, she could point with pride
to her journalism and in this respect
was second only to New York. In
those days bright galaxy of talent
was clustered around her newspaper
press, shedding a halo of intellectual
| light that reflected its corruscations all
over the land, and was the theme of
praise and admiration everywhere.
The Commercial Bulletin. under the
able management Of the lamented Isaac
G. Seymour; the Ticavune, under
kendau, Halbrook and Bulliit; the
Crescent, with the talented j. @. Nixon
at the helm; the Delta, under Alex.
Walker and John Maginnis; the True
Delta and the Bee, could boast of few
equals in the wide range of journalism.
Some Of these journals are long since
dead, while those that survive have
sadly degonerated, and share in tho
universal decentralization that infects
the community The papers here seem
to vie witt each other as TO which can
publish the largest number of adver,
tisements for tbs least compensation.
The competition al times becomes 50
spirited that a premium is offered
FOR the privilege 5f printing dead-head
advertisements. Such a system NAV
inure TO the bercft of advertise,s bnt
It is certainly an imposition upon tho
general reader. The chief occupation
Of tie editors is to puff lotteries, cir,
cuses, theatres, military and fire CONF
panies, and amusements generally.
One week from tomorrow the lecis.
Iaturo--or as it is appropriately called
down here the menagerie-convenes in
this city, and lively times are promised.
Among other things, it is said that an
attempt will be made to annul the ac-
tion Of the recent special session of the
senate in electing Pmchback lieutenant
governor. Warmoth is likewise threat.
"ncd, but it is hardly probable that
such a consummati9n can be reached.
Warmoth holds the legislature, as it
were in the hollow Of his hand. It is
but a puppct in his grasp, and he ma,
nipulates it as facilely as the boy docs
his supple jack. He Is a shrewd, sharp.
unscrupulous politician of the very
worst stamp. Sly as a fox, sIeepless
rs ferret, and vigilant as a sleuth
hound, he never allows himself to be
caught at disadvantage. A man to-
tally devoid Of honor, principle, or
manly pride, he embodies all the very
worst characteristics of the political
adventurcr. He embarked in the car.
pet bag business solely to make money.
came to New Orleans as poor as an
Arab, and o-doy is worth a million or
more. His cupidity and ambition are
not yet satod, but he seems bent on
p'undering the people of Louisiana as
long as there is dollar to be wrested
from them. He is playing his cards
for another lease of power, and from
the present outlook it seems probable
he viii secure it. Warmoth has the
sympathy and support Of the negroes,
which accounts for his discontinue of
Grant. W
A dispatch from Columbia, 8. c,
on the 9th ult., says: an the United