New Orleans Republican., 1873-05-07
Tho yru.,,,;or vee,i,, -~tcrday.

young men of this town ara, won: to play.
the people on Cana! street witnessed at
about shree o'clock yesterday Inside :he
railing surrounding Clay status motley
crowd assembled. Mr.. De Feriets re.
spectacle business fnan of che Second Dis.
trict, took off his hat and in few remarks
presented ne irrepressib!e +. j. Ellis 70
...e audience. This blossohy youn: man
appeared, redolent pf bashtul smiles. and
spoke Lis ;.ieye. We don't know what he
said, but we iiu know John is a graceful
and fluent speaker. and the crowd cheeted.
Bronze Henry stood over him. his open
palm seeming 20 Call attention to the hope.
ful orator. Some have likened John 70
Henry Clay. Perhaps there i. some re-
semblarce. 10 Solumes tone and gesture:
we fear the simile can 90 no fur here
Then followed Hugh Campbell. Hugh
was somewhat excited. and the grizzly
heard and unkempt hair of the orator added
90 the grotesque effect. Bronze Henry's
palm pointed down to the ex-Radical car.
bet baggeys whom in oldeI times his present
associates were won: Sc soundly 20 abuse.
and could the metal features have come
into mobile play. smile would doubtless
have crep: over them as :hs eloquent and
earnest orator Of tire moment told how
much he loved the wronged and oppressed
South, Much Of martial ssrdor seemed LUX
ing under the flowing periods of the speak
er. and when no finished he had infused
INTO his hearers the idea that he wanted TO
lead somebody somewhere Il somebody
wanted 20 90: and somebody said yes, he
would 20 witL :he dauntless Hugh almsst
anywhere into place Of safety.
Then yhe classic features of Frank SIC.
Gloin peered through che crowd on the
steps of the pedestal. Frank had his piece
to speak, and spoke it well, we should
judge. Frank has some gift of oratory, and
the public and Frank know it. Frank is
lawyer, poet, metaphysician. In course
of time, with study and applications he
may be an honor to his country
Then, with sort of tacit understanding
that the crowd go home to dinner and come
back again to Lafayette square in the eve
ming to await further developments, the
meeting crumbed away, and the bystanders
scattered A long line of street cars was
impeded by the crowd for while, but these
finally moved on up tcwr, aud Canal street
resumed it's accustomed attitude.
Tie occasion of this assembling, we forgos
to state, was case for mass meeting of
citizens to express their disapproval of
"the murderous policy Of Kellogg in sends
ing armed police into the country parishes
to crush the liberties Of she people, bede
evening HerGlds
In Lafayette square ae halfpass seven
o'clock, after much confusion, Mr.. La Breton
was called upon to act as Che presiding Off
Ger, and Messrs. James Lingan and Sc Jo ~
Smith made infanmatory speeches. which
were secefyei IN She snoss good-natureG
fDanney iy She crowds evidently gathered
together without aim or object. No definite
| conclusion being arrived at. 2 proposition
| was made by somebody 20 "ialS into sine
! by sxos:" but either the order was not sine
| derstood, the crowd did not care 60 go on
| any especial errandV or there was 10 head
to the movement Suffice ft that the ''tall
IN by swos was a failures the crowd scatter
fpgs or gather budding. along Camp street.
as far as Gyayier. when q proposition was
! mades and acceded 20. TO go 20 City Hail.
Hegee after several minutes Of hanging
] around ana nothing proposed. u CALI tos
Ellis brought Mr. E. j. Ellis to his fees.
| In the briefess possible manner he sn'
v7ted all who were willing to do so Co meet
at seven o'clock in the morning for the pur'
pose OF going 20 Stv Martins AL who
could do SO would arm themselves IN ad'
vance, others would be armed on arrival ae
Frankline THIS proposition met with esi'
dent disfavor, loud shouts of eto night,
breaking upon the air, and one OF the crowd
; indicating bis disapproval of the procrasti'
nation idea by the remark o'ali the spunk
will be washed out of you by tomorrow
! morning. AS a companion remark to this
some fellow IN the crowd sang outs @Ill bet
ten cents that every man thas has made a
speech tonight has gone off te take dsfnh
and will forget all about Hto
Nothing more appearing 70 be t!ones Che
, crowd, open for propositions, and no prcp'
ositions coming from an authorized source
disorderly movement was made down st
Charles to Peydras street, to Camp, anC
thence to Canal A portion Of the crowC
bolted 20 Magazine street, where they
broke open and sacked the gun store of Mr.
Carson Nudge afterwards joining the mail
body 10 Scout es she castot5ee, oS Deeatu
streeS
The facR Of 1: eorfroffins spirit uow nor
shan before began to show stselfs ALI sort
Of soolish propositions were made and ap
piaudeds but 2onc Of them carried int
etfects Amateur speakers unburdened them
selves to applsuding erowdso and thas. wa
about ale
Nothing 6eSng determined upons aLG 1h
more sensibly disposed Of the party having
o'tired of the foolishnesso" gradually slippe'
offo and the Growd soon dwindle6 down &
nothingo
! During ehe sGme ghe scenes aboee dc
Scribed were being enacted the sporting
deBoS cf slrS George Foisome ofs Decatu
streete opposite the Postoficeo was broken
open and robbed Of efl the firearms sha
could be foundo 4 portion of them wer
however subsequently returned by part.
of gentlemen who brought them back il
carriage, to the entrance on the rear aGleg
way. a guard was placed as the dioes 8
protect the store after shato
The powder store of Mro HoyGee near tn
head of Canal street, was also broken ope1
and robbed of a small quantity Of powde
and caps by the disorderly crowd
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