The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-02

NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN
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PROBABILITIES Clear and partly cloudy
weather will prevail, with southeast to south
west winds, and slowly rising temperature ana
slight changes in pressure.
A correspondent Of the Macon (Ga.) Iese-
oroph writes that Aleck Brown, colored, OF
Wilkinson county. raised stalk OF cotton
which had GA bolls, OF which $40 matured
and were picked
We are pleased to notice that our friend
Wat. Cuverius has been elected Captain OF
the Orleans Light Infantry. From what we
know of Capt. Cluverus he will make a good
officer and gallant soldier
The estimates OF the eighteen cotton lner-
chants in the Baltimore cotton pool average
1908, 2G2 bales as the current cotton crop,
the lowest estimate being 3.7lS,5l0 bales,
and the highest 4, 276 O0l bales
In the Hartford {Ct.) District, the candi-
dates for Congress, at the April election, are
likely to be Messrs. Hawley, Of the Hartford
Courani, present Republican member, and
Burr, Of the Hartford Times, Democrat.
VIM. Cullen Bryant, who reached his seth
birthday yesterday, November 30, wrote his
Thanatopsis Of which he is said to be
ashamed but upon which much of his repu-
tation rests when he was only eighteen.
we learn that Mr.. L. Placide Canonge,
manager of the Opera, has been sued by
Messrs Stael and Marie for 500, because
they were refused admittance to perform
ance at the Opera House on account of their
color.
We enjoyed the pleasure of visit yester-
day from Mr.. J. W. Baughman, of Baughman
Bros, editors and proprietors Of the Frederick
Citizen, Maryland, who is on visit to our city
with his brother Knights Templar. We
heartily welcome the gentleman to the Cres-
cent City.
New APPOINTMENTS D. Mccarthy, Ad-
ministrator Of Police, has appointed our old
and valued friend, Major GO Billy" Bosworth,
Superintendent OF the Boys House Of Refuge.
ment that will reflect more credit upon him
than that of the Major or will be more appreci-
ated by the citizens. We congratulate lilly,
and trust he Will prove worthy Of the place.
A DARK PAGE IN MoRMoN1sM. Many Of our
readers will remember the massacre Of Arkaa-
sas errig1ants at Mountain Meadows by Nor
mons disguised rs Indians in 1857. The
capture Of Lee, the captain of that band OF
assassins, was made lately. Lee is a thorough
poygamist, having had eighteen wives and
sixty-two children, and his trial is likely to
disclose some startling mysteries in the history
of Mormonsm.
Mr.. Statistician Dodge estimates tue average
value OF horses in the United States III 1874
at ST. Al per head mules, $50 o. oxen and
other cattle, SO u; mich cows, s2T 90
sheep, 50 81 hogs, 81 36. In 1871 the
average value of each was, horses, SS1 80
mules, 500 Oh oxen and other CATTLE SD "a;
mich cows, S39 p; sheep, 81 %; hogs,
Sc 80. Cattle vera highest in 1862 and are
lower now than at any date within period Of
seven years.
A beautiful specimen Of the handiwork OF
Mr.. John q. Fleming, the gas man, is to be
seen in front OF the Masonic Hall, on St.
Charles street The building is ornamented
by an elaborate decoration, in -variegated
colors of gas light, representing the Masonic
triangle and cross. Surrounding these en-
blems are the notices h hoe sig',o riaces and
onne ,ae,tn est tran. The whole forms beau
tiful combination and evinces great taste and
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