The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-19
correspondence
NEW ORLEANS, July 9Th,

tremely dull, more so than usual at this
season; but they also say it is not the
case here only, but also in the large cities
Of the North.
Not only the newspapers say the city
is now very healthy, but such is the in
formation | get from individuals with
out interested motives. fit should CON
tinue so, an early business season is ex-
pected; and a brisk one, if the crops re-
cover from the long continued rainy
weather.
In politics there seems to be nothing
new on the tdpis. The uniticatiOn move
ment is not now much talked of, and
will probably not eliminate in a party
that will control one side of the political
fence, As its ~originators, on the white
side. are not professional politicians, the
latter will hardly follow them; and they
will be compelledto resume their former
stations, remain neutral, or go II the
Republican ranks. On account OF Gen.
Beauregard's part in the unitication
movement, he has "been made the sub
iect Of u~ngracious and illiberal observa-
tions," and has published an address ex-
planning his position. He states facts,
whether they are ~palatable or not; and
he evidently believes he was right in
acting as he did. II he is prosecuted for
expressing his honest convictions, there
might be such a thing as driving him
into the Republican party or into neu-
trality. It seems that some prefer the
Radical party" to u~nification; for in a
communication from Shreveport to the
New Orleans Herald, the writer says:
"The people of Shreveport almost with
n voice condemn the unifcation move
ment as one of the most ill-advised and
unfortunate that has yet been made, and
in event Of it's spreading, they are free
in the expression of an intention to unite
with the Radical party in preference"
So. if the Indicators succeed, the anti
Indicators will go into the "Radical
party" to get clear of them and If they
do not succeed, the indicators may
themselves be driven intoit. This move
ment was ina~ugurateda at the wrong time
toerow and flourish Immediately. There
is a time for all things, and a seed time
and harvest in politics as well as in any
thing else. Butitis too early now to
SOW for the next election, and Congress
will hardly order a special n in this
State.
In conversation withan old gentleman
last evening, he stated that such "hard
times had never been known in this
city before. When / remarked that all
seem to beewen clothed and well fed;
all, yes, he said, but one half live on the
other half, and it is not Sc certain that
all are in the condition you mention.
With so many idlers who cal get no
work to earn a livelihood, and so much
productive land in st. Landry and other
places crying for laborers to till it,
came to the conclusion that a greatm many
people were trying to get through this
life in a different way from what GOD
intended, and that He had determined
to try the starving process on them
God commanded man to till the soil, and
in a country like this, where agriculture
is the main pursuit and foundation Of
all others, too many of them are disc
beying the command who have nothing
else to do.
observe that among the ladies here
guests at the st. Charles Hotel, there il
no departure from the custom of fasten
ing the hair in a bundle or knotrighto OF
top Of. the head, and as tightly drawn a
if Captain Jack had it in his grasp read!
to take the scalp.
have again heard from another pri
vate source, that that railroad from
Brashear City to Shreveport was goinl
to be built. So mote it be.
Notwithstanding the general CON
plant, there are two establishments her
that cannot Justly complain OF dull bust
ness, to-wit: Flynn's Varieties and Crys
tai Palace, both of which are engage
IN the female leg show business, graft
for seeing as an indueement to patroniz
the drinking saloon attached, where a
the money comes in. They are fitted Il
as if for amateur theatres, with larg
hall or room in front of the stagefo th
audience, and parlors or sitting room
and drinking saloon adjoining. Two {
three men as negro minstrels and q hoE
of girls, running from inferior to fair q
TO looks, dressed in tights and short
comprise the performing stock. c
course there is music. The minstrels al
about the same as we often see in ever
country town; but the singing and dan
cling, flirting and switching of the shor
and-tight dressed girls, are peculia
The crowded attendance shows they al
appreciated, and the money spentshoV
that the times are not so hard as Il
grasping people engaged in other pu
suits would have us believe. 1.-THE a
winian theory is correct, a survey of Il
moral aud ~intellectual faces of Flyr
Varieties Or Crystal Palace audienc
would lead the observer to believe th
Darwin's monkey had been crossed
some coarser animal since it emerge
from It's innocent tadpole state. If Il
money and time and labor Ghatare spe
here in vice, were turned against Ha
Times his name would soon be hea
no more in the land.
An reyor. j. w. ],
We see that Proctor 81 Candles E