New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-24
TALK ON THE STREET.


third of the entire amount. That will make
the season prosperous"
"Yes," remarked a broker, pand all this
politics will be over in November and We'll
have time for an early season"
you find no stores to rent cheaper than
last year" suggested a storekeeper.
Doesn't this show there's a general ex-
pectation of plenty business this opening
season! To me it is proof current of
opinion may sometimes set wrong, but
they're generally right"
"There's better feeling among money
men," spoke banker, "and encouraging
signs come from all quarters"
"Im not believer in crop damaging re-
ports, sir" expressed a cotton factor.
Somehow an opinion has taken hold of
everybody we're going to have a busy
season. 1 hope there'u be no disappoint-
ment."
Il wish house rents were a little lower
or wages higher. don't care which, so it's
One," sighed a cotton clerk 1.-THE big
beetles never think Of the small ants ex-
cept to eat 'em up, an a poor mans no
chance, anyhow"
Such are a few opinions cuIled from many
sources.
at won't do you any good to be chasing
her" said father to his son, touching upon
a young lady. "She's too unsteady-too
fast"
"Well, I'd rather be tied to fast belle
than yOked to Belfast Just uOw," replied
young America, tempestuously
Both ends of political parties viii meat
at the Louisville barbecue.
"Those Indian troubles have been on the
brink of a settlement for years." said a
cotton picker, "but they're never wound
up. 1t puts me in mind of fire in cotton
drown it out in one spot an it breaks out
in a new place, and it goes on doing it until
all the material is eaten up, and this is my |
way of ending the Indian troubles. I've
lived among the pesky critters, and know
'em too we'll"
a sweet morseI for tax, ,resisters-the list
of delinquent taxpayers. Who pays for all
this!
"Ginned out" effectuaIly describes the
condition of the Last Ditchers when stump
ing time runs into and ends in voting time.
A little boy, not satisfied with walking
over Melpomene canal on a cross beam,
said he could roll a wheelbarrOw across.
The physician told his mamma that as soon
as the mud got out of his ears his deafness
would disappear, and that a course of strict
diet would cure. the indigestion from mud |
in his stomach
"It's great pity Mace and O'Baldwin
are allowed to spoil tor fight" sighed one
of the biceps. at seems to me they might |
be accommodated" Here biceps put up !
his props" and showed how fields were
won" "They don't do any more fighting
nowadays, All tbis game is blocked. l |
think they should put up or shut up
one"
On the side-waik-a crab.
"The forming of political clubs, the
weekly meetings, the speeches heard and |
contents noted the building of wigwams, |
of uniforms. preparations for pa
rades have at least one good results" re
piled an old politician to a contrary sug-
gestion from one of the indiferents; "they
employ young men, teach them to read the |
papers and keep posted, nourish the growth
Of ideas and develop understandings
Develop understandings :" exclaimed a
late tOrch-bearer; "yes, that's so, an if
you'd march up and down town as one of
the standard bearers, by the time you'd get
through you'd find your understandings
rather bad of"
"These quadrennial exCitements are the
safety valves of the country. Imprisoned
sentiments break loose and stop ranking in
the head" was the opinion of a preacher.
We'll" drawled one Of the street fire.
Iuenters, 81 suppose it's all right, but as
jOr me, give me liberty or give me DEATH"
The offer of an "AIabaman" to distiI
whisky from canteIOpes produced consid-
,rable comment.
Whisky from cantelopes" exclaimed
IN ex-distiller who had found it the right
hing to give up the business on the passage
# the new revenue law, " that's new"
90 no." calculated reporter, they'll
make it yet from old boot legs"
Yes" intimated young man born in
he third ward, they now make brandy
rom sawdust"
And process has been invented of dis
illing alcohol from garbage" was the re-
mark of another
Hottwater says: They didn't do things
hat way when 1 was boy.g
"The Last Ditchers will soon hold ma
iOnal convention at Louisville, being
DOWN on both Grant and Greeley" said
liberal, and hope the Louisiana discon-
ented will send there delegation. Booth
aid: We take Greeley as we do pills. -
here are hundreds here who can't be
rOught up to take him even as medicine,
nd they are properly named BOuTbons,
ecause, like this people, as described by
Tapoleon, they have learned nothing
nd forgotten nothing"
SALES AT AUCTION BY THE SHERIFF OF THE
ARIsH OF ORLEANs.-The attention of the
ublic is called to the following sales to be
lade this day by the sheriff