New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-05
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The First Ward Reform Club.

The ballot for delegates to the convention
having been concluded, and the slim attend
ance having become apparent, Mr.. Rem
shaw, the chairman, announced that there
was nothing before the meeting, whereupon
Mr.. j. T. Sawyer, that such state Of affairs
might not continue, placed himself before
the meeting, announcing that it was the
duty of good Reformer, when called upon
to say something, tosay it. Mr.. Sawyer was
young, and on the principle that "age amt
not'hh-blood will tell" went on to give a
highly cOlored Grafton upon the purposes of
the Reform party, and to spread himself
upon the duty Of every man to come up to
the front, that the meeting might not be so
sparse as on the present occasion. With
Gods help and the strong right arm of the
people when the attendance got larger),
they would clean out the plundering Office
| holders who were turning the strong box Of
the State into the tin boxes of immaculate
| Senators.
| In this style he went on to expand on the
| duties which the Reformers had under
taken, until he got down to the ship of
| State. At the various ward meetings of
ward politicians the ship of State has never
appeared this season in the many discourses
on the same old theme. Nor had the
"crisis " arrived as yet. The young lawyer
spoke of the ship being in a furious storm
of such intensity that the masts bent to the
decks, and the canvass was torn to ribbons.
He asked, "shall she go down!" His hear
ers being in an unanswerable mood, he
went on to say it was now no time to be in
the cabin ''dining on Democratic soup" but
"all hands on deck" should be the cry; the
pumps should be manned as the nasty
water" was fast accommodating, and would,
ere long, send her the wrong way. Every
man should be at work. Mr.. Sawyer went
for the Democrats; they had their chance
and they were beaten. They accomplished
nothing, and could net again be depended
on. During the course of his remarks, the
club were accommodating enough to give
him applause whenever he ".came to a
PERIOD" and he sat down with all his
blushing honors thick upon him.
Mr.. Russ, who followed, on call, was not,
according to what he said, "a speech
maker" He had never attended politi-
cal meeting, nor been connected with poll
ties. His definition of the Reform party
was that I'VE were the honest men-they
the rascals." He was elected delegate
that evening, and he would do all his
devoir. He also spoke Of their house, and
conjured the members present 10 bring
more to the meetings.
The voice of Mr.. Kenshaw having again
announced there was nothing before the
club, motion to adjourn was carried with
out dissent. and the torty-seven RefOrmers
poured out into the street, and the lights of
Eagle Hall were once more put out.
Democracy in the Twelfth Ward.
This ref ter, after almost breaking his
neck and getting the least possible satisfac-
ton from the driver of car No. AZ, Crescent
City line, did arrive, at a decent hour, at
the place where the sentiments of the as
sembled wisdom of the Democracy Of the
twelfth ward were 10 be announced.
Upon our first arrival we were somewhat
as1onished at the sparseness of the meeting,
there being present only the three necessary
officials, two outsiders, and one of the most
inverate Reformers that our last three
weeks reportorial experience in that line
has been able to dig up.
The first half hour of the reporters ser
vice was engaged in finding ont what the
opinions of his reforming friends were.
A sudden accession of patriotism resulted
in count Of thirty-two, six of whom We're
in the adolescent state, so far as politics
are concerned. two were reporters. and five
were officers of the club This extraordinary
display caused the president to call the
meeting to order, and the usual reports Of
committees were heard, SO far as they went,
which. SO far as a wigwam was concerned
was not very far. A sort of geHeral Con-
clusion was arrived at after few remarks
by Mr.. Fred NJ. Southmayd, that the meet
ing had better adjourn, subject to the call
of the president. SO mote it be.
There seems to be decided improve
ment in the sale of real estate, If we are to
Judge by the remunerative prices obtained
by our esteemed friends G. de Ferieu & Co.,
auctioneeTs. in the recent sales effected -bv
them
For the information of all those inter
ested, We publish descriptive list Of prep
erty and prices obtained by this firm during
the last two weeks, viz:
Business stand, corner of Prosper and Eiv-
sian Fields eets......................$ $3.50 90
Frame building corner OF Franklin and St
Louis streets NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2525 90
Two-story cottage, corner of Prytania ard
Ii tontine streets ts...................... 1900 90
Three lots OF ground fronting on Pitt street,
between LeOntine and ValmOnt streets 525 90
One lot of ground on Claiborne street be-
tween Union and Frenchmen streets. AIS 90
House and lot on st Anthony street, be.
tween Claiborne and st. John the Bap-
tst streets. Observation-Disclosures. 2ooe %
Two lots of ground adjoining the above,
aud fronting ST Anthony street 700